Description
Pawn Movement:Â Pawns only move forward. On the first move, a pawn can move one or two spaces, every subsequent move can only be one space. Pawns move diagonally to take opponents.
Rook: Rooks move in a continuous line forwards, backward and side-to-side.
Knight:Â Knights are the only pieces that “jump” off the board. Unlike other pieces they are not blocked if there are pieces between them and their destination square. To make it easier to remember how a knight moves think of an L. Two spaces in a direction forward, backward or side-to-side, and one space at a right turn.
Bishop:Â Bishops move in continuous diagonal lines in any direction.
Queen:Â The queen moves in continuous diagonal and straight lines. Forward, backward and side-to-side.
King:Â The king can move in any direction, one square at a time. A king cannot move to a square that is under attack by the opponent.