Chess Piece Movement

Piece Name
General Rules Video To Teach Brief Overview
pawn movement
  • Moves one space forward
  • May move 2 spaces forward on first move
  • Captures 1 space diagonally
  • En Passant rule applies
  • Can promote to another piece
rook
  • Moves left and right
  • Moves Forward and Backward
  • Can move more than one square
  • Is involved in castling
knight
  • Moves in 2-1 pattern (capital L)
  • Only Piece that can jump other pieces
bishop
  • Moves diagonally
  • Can move more than one square
  • Always remains on same color square
queen
  • Can move forward and backwards
  • Can move left and right
  • Can move diagonally
  • Can move more than one space
The King king
  • Moves one space in any direction
  • Can not move into check
  • Is involved in castling
  • Always moves 2 squares when castling