How Bishops Move And Capture In 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...
Chess Variant: Bughouse
Bughouse is a very funny chess game to be played in team, that helps you to play more aggressively. Bughouse, also known as New England Double Bughouse, Pass-on Chess, Tandem Put-Back, and 2 versus 2, is a recent chess variant, whose origins are unknown even if it's...
What is Check in 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...
How Rooks Move And Capture
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 does the...
Quiz: Stalemate, check or checkmate?
Is this check, checkmate or stalemate? Practice with 6 puzzles! Practice your stalemate lesson answering the following questions (answers are below): Answers: Q1: checkmate Q2: check Q3: checkmate Q4: stalemate Q5: check Q6: checkmate Image credits: 2007 - Day 283 -...
Stalemate In Chess
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...
Attack, Defence And Safety In Chess
Let's talk about attack, defense, and safety in chess: three key principles of your chess strategy. In the previous lesson, you have learned what is an exchange in chess and what is a fair exchange. But mind: sometimes an exchange is good for you, other times is good...
Exchange in Chess
An exchange is a swap of two pieces with the same value. Let's see an example. Take a look at this position: White could capture the pawn in d5, but Black could take the White pawn back in d5. If this happens, this is called an EXCHANGE: a swap of two pieces of the...
Looking Ahead in Chess
What really makes the difference in chess is thinking ahead: learn to think first, and only then move. Set up this position: We are playing a Capture The Flag game. What are White's choices? White could either capture the pawn on d5 or move his pawn forward to e5....
Capture The Flag Rules
Capture the flag is an interesting special chess game extremely recommended to beginners. Let's learn its rules. Capture the Flag Rules Capture the flag can be played with pawns only, or with pawns and other pieces. Here are the basic rules: 1. White plays the first...