How to Play Chess
By: John
Dedication
I dedicate this project to my family because we all
love chess.
Why I picked this project
I picked this project because I really like chess and I
think you guys will enjoy it too.
Things to know…
– Chess has been around for over 1400 years.
– People believe that the game of chess originated
in India and then moved to China.
– In India chess helped teach military strategies to
Indian princes. This is why chess is sometimes
called the Royal Game.
Basic Rules…
– Chess is a game for 2 people.
– Players control their own army.
– On a regular chess board there is usually a dark
side and a light side. The light side always goes
first.
– The GOAL of this game is to capture the King.
When you capture the King and he has no where
else to move it is called CHECKMATE. But when he
has a place to move it is called CHECK.
Chess Board
• When you set up a chess board the lighter
corner is always on the lower right hand
corner.
The King
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The king is the most valuable chess piece.
He can’t jump other pieces.
The King is priceless.
The king can move in any direction but only
one space at a time.
• Once the king is captured the game
is over.
The Queen
• The Queen is the most powerful piece.
• She is the most powerful because she can
move in any direction.
• She can also move as far as she wishes UNTIL
she runs in to another piece.
• The Queen can’t jump over pieces.
• She is worth 9 points.
The Rooks
• The Rooks can move forward, backwards, left,
and right.
• They can travel as long as they want until they
run into another piece.
• Rooks can’t jump over other pieces.
• The Rooks are worth 5 points.
The Bishops
• The Bishops can move only diagonally. The only
other piece who can move diagonally is the Queen
and the Pawn when they attack.
• They can also go backwards.
• Bishops can’t jump over other pieces.
• Like the Queen, the Bishops can
move as many spaces as they want
until they run into someone.
• The Bishop is worth 3 points.
The Knights
• The Knights move in an L direction and attack in that
same direction. An L on a chess board is one space to
the side and two spaces up or the opposite.
• Knights are the only chess piece that can jump over
other pieces.
• The Knight is worth 3 points.
The Pawns
• Pawns can only move forward, but on its first
move it can move two spaces forward if it
wants to.
• The only way a pawn can attack is diagonally.
• The Pawn can’t jump over other
pieces.
• The Pawn is worth 1 point.
Strategies
• #1 Protect your king
• Castling is when your Rook and your King switch spots where
the Bishop and the Knight used to be. This is a complicated
strategy. If you need help let me know.
• Get your King to the corner of the board when possible where
he is usually safer.
• Don’t put off castling. You should usually castle as quickly as
possible. Remember, it doesn’t matter how close you are to
checkmating your opponent if your own King is checkmated
first!
Strategies
• #2 Don’t give pieces away
• Don’t lose your pieces! Each piece is valuable and
you can’t win a game without pieces.
Strategies
#3 Control the center
• You should always try and control the center of the
board with your pieces and pawns.
One More Thing…
• When you get to really liking chess you can buy fun
boards. Here are some examples.
Thank you
for watching.