The objective of each player is to place the opponent´s king "under attack" in such way that the opponent has no legal move wich avoid the capture of the king.
Pawn
Worth: 1 point
At the initial position the pawn can move 2 squares, after the first move the pawn can move only one square.
Knight
Worth: 3 points
The knight is the only piece that can "jump" other pieces
Bishop
Worth: 3 points
Rook
Worth: 5 points
Queen
Worth: 9 points
King
Worth:---
The value of a king is invaluable because the capture of the king implies the loss of the game
Eight pawns in the second row
Two rooks (one in each corner)
Two kights (each one next to a rook)
Two bishops (each one next to a knight)
The queen next to a bishop
The queen goes in the square of the color that the piece have, white or black
The king between the queen and a bishop
Blunder: a bad move
Blitz: fast chess
Capture: remove a piece from the board
Castle
To move your unmoved King 2 squares toward an unmoved Rook and to move the Rook on the other side of the King is the castling move.
Check: an attack on the king
Checkmate: a check from which a king cannot escape.
Draw: the result of a game ending in a tie
Ilegal move: move a piece in a wrong way
Some of the best players
Gary Kasparov
Bobby Fischer
Magnus Carlsen
My favorite chess players
Alexandra and Andrea Botez
Jose Gascon Del Nogal
Hikaru Nakamura
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A chess opening refers to the initial moves of a chess game.
French Defense
Sicilian Defense
Ruy Lopez
Caro-Kann Defense
Italian Game