Chess/Pieces and Chess Terms

There are 7 pieces in chess. All pieces can be blocked with exception to the Knight.

The pawn moves one square forward but captures diagonally. Howver, on its first turn, it can move 2 spaces.

The bishop moves diagonally in any direction. Because it can only move diagonally, it can only go to a square of the same colour as its home square.

The Knight moves two spaces laterally and then makes a 90 degree turn in either direction and then moves one square laterally, forming an L shape. It is also the only piece that can jump, which means that its path cannot be blocked.

The Rook moves laterally.

The Queen moves like both a Rook and a Bishop, as if they were combined.

The kings moves one space in any direction, laterally or diagonally.

This section covers moves other than mentioned above.

During castling, the king moves two spaces and the rook moves over the king next to the king on the other side of the king.

There are a few requirements for castling:

1. There cannot be any piece in between the king and the rook
2. The king cannot travel through a space where it can be captured.
3. The king must not be able to be captured after castling.
4. The king must not be in check.
5. The king and rook must be on the same rank.
6. Neither the king nor the Rook can have previously moved.