Learn the basics
Never played chess? Start here. Thirteen short steps, a board on every one, and you will know how to play a full game.
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Every square has a name. One letter, one number, and we understand each other.
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Straight lines, as far as the road is clear.
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Diagonally — and always on one colour of square.
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A rook and a bishop in one. The most powerful piece.
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One square at a time. He is the one you must protect.
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An L-shape — and it jumps over everything.
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It moves straight ahead, but captures diagonally.
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Three words to know. The third one saves a lot of games.
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The only move where two pieces move at once.
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The strangest rule in chess — and it is real.
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A pawn that crosses the board becomes whatever you like.
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A rough scale, to decide what to trade.
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A letter for the piece, a square for the destination. That is all.
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