Chess

♔ THE KING ♚

The king can move one square in any direction: horizontal, vertical, or diagonal. The aim of the game is to protect the king.

♕ THE QUEEN ♛

The queen can move any number of squares in any direction: horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.

♖ THE ROOK ♜

The rook can move any number of squares vertically or horizontally, but not diagonally.

♗ THE BISHOP ♝

The bishop can move any number of squares diagonally.

♘ THE KNIGHT ♞

The knight moves in an "L" shape.

♟THE PAWN ♙

The pawn can only move one square at a time, and it always moves straight ahead. Pawns can only capture diagonally. When a pawn is still in its starting position, it has the option to move two squares instead of one.

If a pawn manages to reach the other end of the board, then it gets promoted and becomes either a queen, a rook, a bishop, or a knight.