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Chess pieces

The rook

It moves in straight lines

The bishop

It moves diagonally

The queen

Queen = rook + bishop

The king

The most important piece

The knight

It moves in an L shape

The pawn

It moves forward only

Fundamentals

Capture

Take the enemy pieces

Protection

Keep your pieces safe

Combat

Capture and defend pieces

Check in one

Attack the opponent's king

Out of check

Defend your king

Mate in one

Defeat the opponent's king

Intermediate

Board setup

How the game starts

Castling

The special king move

En passant

The special pawn move

Stalemate

The game is a draw

Advanced

Piece value

Evaluate piece strength

Check in two

Two moves to give a check

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Practise

Learn common chess positions

Puzzles

Exercise your tactical skills

Videos

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