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Chess Moves - Beginners Cheat Sheet


Pawns Knights Bishops

• Very first move, can choose • Can be your Opening move • Moves diagonally, on a single
to advance 1 or 2 squares. (1. Nc3, or 1. Nf3). color square.

• Thereafter, can only advance • Moves in an L-shaped pattern: • Can move to any square, in a
1 square per turn. 2 left/right, 1 forwards ... in single direction, per turn,
ANY direction. providing its path is clear.
• Pawns can only Capture
diagonally, 1 square forward, • Knights can jump over stuff. • Can only capture diagonally.
to the left or right.

Rooks Queens Kings

• Rooks can only work along the • Queens can move to any • Kings can only move or
straights, but can get from square, in any direction, capture ONE square, in ANY
one side to another, in a providing its path is clear. direction, per turn.
single turn, if the path is
clear. • Your Queen should be one of • The exception is in Castling,
the LAST Pieces into battle where a King and Rook can
• Needs Open Files, or clear (definitely after Pawns, switch places (see our 'Basic
Ranks, to be effective. Knights, Bishops.) Chess Moves' webpage, in our
Beginners Chess Guide, for
• Aim to get at least one Rook • Use Queens in Battery Attacks more on Castling).
onto the 7th Rank (where with either Rooks or Bishops.
your enemy's Pawns start • Castle your King as quickly as
each game). possible, in the Opening.

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