Chess Lesson 9 — Special Moves Special Moves Chess has three rules that surprise almost every beginner the first time they encounter them — castling, en passant, and pawn promotion. You have met them briefly in earlier lessons. This lesson covers all three in complete depth, with every condition, exception, and strategic implication explained. In […]
Chess Lesson 8 — Check and Checkmate Check and Checkmate Check and checkmate are the two most important states in chess. Every game works toward one goal: delivering checkmate to the enemy King. This lesson teaches you exactly what check is, how to respond to it, what checkmate looks like, and the three classic mating […]
Chess Lesson 7 — The King The King The King is the most important piece on the board — not the most powerful, but the only one whose loss ends the game. Every decision in chess ultimately revolves around protecting your King while threatening the opponent’s. Understanding how the King moves, where it is safe, […]
Chess Lesson 6 — The Queen The Queen The Queen is the most powerful piece on the board. She combines the full range of the Rook and the Bishop into a single devastating force — sliding across ranks, files, and diagonals without limit. Knowing how to use her effectively, and how to protect her, separates […]
Chess Lesson 5 — The Knight The Knight The Knight is the most unusual piece on the board. It is the only piece that jumps over other pieces, moves in an L-shape, and always lands on the opposite colour from where it started. Unpredictable, tricky, and devastating in the right hands. In this lesson What […]