chess pieces Magnus

King - Moves one square in any

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Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen is a Norwegian
Queen - Moves any number of
chess grandmaster. He is a five-time World
squares diagonally, horizontally, or
Chess Champion, the reigning five-time World
vertically.
Rapid Chess Champion, the reigning seven-

ABOUT CHESS Rook - Moves any number of

squares horizontally or vertically.
time World Blitz Chess Champion, and the
reigning Chess World Cup Champion

Chess, one of the oldest and Bishop - Moves any number of

most popular board games, squares diagonally
played by two opponents on a Knight - Moves in an 'L-shape,' two
checkered board with specially squares in a straight direction, and
designed pieces of contrasting then one square perpendicular to
colours, commonly white and that.
black. White moves first, after
which the players alternate Pawn - Moves one square forward,
turns in accordance with fixed but on its first move, it can move
two squares forward.
rules, each player attempting
to force the opponent’s
principal piece, the King, into
checkmate—a position where
it is unable to avoid capture.