by Marco Mancosu | Jan 28, 2015 | Chess Rules, Learning Chess, Queens
Learn how Queens move and capture in chess.
by Marco Mancosu | Jan 13, 2015 | Checkmate, Chess Rules, Learning Chess
How do you win a chess game? Simply, you checkmate the enemy King. Let’s talk about checkmate. What is a checkmate? Checkmate is a position where the King is put in check by one (or more) pieces, and there are no ways for the King to get out of check....
by Marco Mancosu | Dec 5, 2014 | Bishops, Chess Rules, Learning Chess
Learn how Bishops move and capture in chess. Starting Position of Bishops This is the starting position for Bishops: Each side has two Bishops. One Bishop moves along the light coloured squares (the white squares) and the other Bishop moves along the dark coloured...
by Marco Mancosu | Feb 12, 2014 | Check, Chess Rules, Learning Chess
Learn what check means in chess. What is a check? If an enemy piece could capture your King on its next move, we say that your King is in check. The enemy piece is called the checking piece. In the example below, the White Bishop could capture the Black King on its...
by Marco Mancosu | Feb 11, 2014 | Chess Rules, Learning Chess, Rooks
Let’s learn how Rooks move and capture. The Rooks are the pieces shaped like a castle tower in your chess set: And indeed rooks are sometimes called castles, because they look like castle towers. However, note that the correct name is Rook, not castle. Where...
by Marco Mancosu | Jan 30, 2014 | Chess Strategy, End-of-game, Stalemate
What is a stalemate? Learn it in this lesson. Stalemate is just a way in which a chess game can end. Like football, a game of chess can result in a win for one side or a draw. There are different types of draw. Stalemate is just one sort of draw, not another word for...