This article was co-authored by Sahaj Grover. Sahaj Grover is a Chess Grandmaster, World Champion, and coach, who attained his Grandmaster title at the age of 16. He has been a World Junior Bronze Medalist, World U10 Champion, South African Open 2017 & 2018 Champion, and the Winner of the Arnold Classic 2018 & 2019.
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Updated: February 12, 2020
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To set up a chess board, place all of the white pieces on one side and all of the black pieces on the other side. Your pieces should be arranged in two rows: the back row should contain all of your special pieces, and the front row should contain all of your pawns. Pawns are the short pieces, and they can only move forward, one square at a time. However, when you capture a piece with a pawn, the pawn moves diagonally. To organize the back row, place the rooks, or towers, on either end. Rooks can only move vertically or horizontally, but they can move as many squares as you want. Then, place the two knights, which usually look like horses, beside the two rooks. The knights can only move in an L-shaped pattern, where the long part of the L is two squares and the short part is one square. Knights are the only pieces on the board that can jump other pieces. Then, place the two bishops beside the knights. The bishops can only move diagonally, but they can move as many squares as you want. Finally, place the king and queen. If youre looking at the board, the queen should be placed on the left and the king should be placed on the right. The queen can move vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, and she can move as many spaces as you want. The king can move in any direction as well, but he can only move one square at a time. The goal in chess is to capture the opponents king while protecting your own the first player to capture their opponents king wins!
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