Greenways Gladiators Chess
Club
ATTACK
ALWAYS ATTACK!!
Setup and Getting Started
► Light
square in lower right-hand corner of
the chess board
► Queen on Color (black on black, etc.)
► White always plays first. Put a pawn of
each color in different hands. Have
opponent pick a color. Get started.
Pieces and Movements
► Pawns:
Weakest members of your team.
Can move forward only, and can kill
diagonally only. Pawns can move two
spaces their very first move, but only one
space after that move.
 If you are able to get your pawn all the way to
your opponents back row you can replace that
pawn with any piece, including a second Queen!
Pieces and Movements
► Castles:
Can move forward, backward,
and sideways as far as space allows or until
killing an opponent, taking that place.
► Knights: Move any direction two spaces
and then one space to either side. If there
is an opponent in the final space that piece
is captured and the Knight takes its place.
The Knight is the only piece that can jump!
Pieces and Movements
► Bishops:
Move diagonally as far as space
allows or until killing an opponent, taking
that place. Note that you have a Black
Square Bishop and a Red Square Bishop.
They stay on that color the entire game!
► Queen: Most powerful player. Moves all
directions as far as open or until killing an
opponent. DO NOT LOSE YOUR QUEEN!
Pieces and Movements
► King:
You are the King. If the King is
captured or Surrenders, you lose the game.
You can move one space in any direction.
 The King can not be killed. If you put your
opponents King in a position of being killed you
must state “CHECK.”
 Once “Check” has been called the King must get
“out of check.” This can be accomplished one
of three ways:
Getting out of “Check”
1.
2.
3.
You can move your King to a space that is
not in “Check.”
You can move another of your pieces in
between your King and the threatening
piece of your opponent, thus possibly
sacrificing that piece.
You can kill the threatening piece.
(Remember: Attack, Attack, Attack!)
How Do I Win?
► Place
your opponent’s King in Checkmate,
meaning he can’t move in any direction without
moving into “Check”. Once you have the King
trapped like this you can proclaim “Checkmate,”
and your opponent tips his King to surrender to
you, the stronger player.
► You can also get your opponent to “Surrender,”
meaning he feels he has no chance to win so he
gives up rather than sacrificing all his supporters.
Special Moves!!
► Getting
your Pawn to your opponent’s back
row is huge!! You then get to add another
Queen or any piece you want except for
another King or Pawn.
► Castling is a defensive maneuver that can
occur only one time per player per game.
Players may “Castle” if they feel that their
opponent is dominating the middle of the
Board, thus putting their King in jeopardy.
CASTLING
►
In order to use the “Castling” maneuver
three criteria must be met:
1.
There can be no pieces between the King
and the Castle
King and Castle must be in their original
positions
The King can not be in “Check,” nor can he
“Castle” into “Check.”
2.
3.
Final Rules and Thoughts
► Most
experts agree that it’s best to try and
control the “Middle of the Battlefield.”
► Once you touch a piece you must move that
piece. Don’t touch until ready to commit.
► Chess is a “Quiet Game.” Keep it down.
► Light square in lower right. Queen on Color.
White goes first.
► Attack:
Always, Always, ATTACK!!