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Game Rules
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PRODIGY CHECKER/CHESS SET - BG2110
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CHESS
For 2 players
GOAL
Chess is a game played between two opponents on
opposite sides of a board containing 64 squares of
alternating colors. Each player has 16 pieces: 1 king,
1 queen, 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, and 8 pawns.
The ultimate goal of the game is to capture the oppo-
nent’s King – “checkmate”. If the King is captured, the
game is over. In order to prevent the king from being
captured, one player can move their King to another
square which is not occupied by another chess piece,
or they can use another chess piece to block the King
from being captured. The player who succeeds in
capturing the opponent’s King is the winner of the game.
SETUP THE CHESSBOARD
At the beginning of the game, the chessboard is laid out
so that each player has the white (or light) color square
in the bottom right-hand side. The chess pieces are then
arranged the same way each time. The second row (or
rank) is filled with PAWNS. The ROOKS go in the
corners, then the KNIGHTS next to them, followed by
the BISHOPS, and finally the QUEEN, who always goes
on her own matching color (white queen on white, black
queen on black), and the KING on the remaining square.
Arrange the pieces according to the picture.
THE FIRST MOVE
The player with the white pieces always moves first.
Players generally decide who will get to be white by
chance or luck such as flipping a coin. White then makes
a move, followed by black, then white again, then black
and so on until the end of the game.
HOW THE PIECES MOVE
Each of the 6 different kinds of pieces moves differently.
Pieces cannot move through other pieces (though the
knight can jump over other pieces), and can never move
onto a square with one of their own pieces. However,
they can be moved to take the place of an opponent's
piece which is then captured. Pieces are generally
moved into positions where they can capture other
pieces (by landing on their square and then replacing
them), defend their own pieces in case of capture, or
control important squares in the game.
KING: Is the most important piece. He can only move
one square a time, in any direction – up, down, to the
sides and diagonally. The king may never move himself
into check (where he could be captured). When the king
is attacked by another piece this is called “check”.
QUEEN: Is the most powerful piece. She can move in
any one straight direction – forward, backward,
sideways, or diagonally - as far as possible as long as
she does not move through any of her own pieces. And,
like with all pieces, if the queen captures an opponent's
piece her move is over.
ROOK: Can move horizontally or vertically as many
squares as desired, without jumping over other pieces.
BISHOP: Can only move diagonally and always remains
on the original square color which is the same as his.
KNIGHT: The only piece that can jump over other chess
piece(s). Knights move in an “L” shape, forward, back-
ward, left or right, to a square the opposite color of
where it began.
PAWNS: Are unusual because they move and capture in
different ways: they move forward, but capture diagonally.
Pawns can only move forward one square at a time,
except for their very first move where they can move
forward two squares. Pawns can only capture one
square diagonally in front of them. They can never move
or capture backwards. If there is another piece directly
in front of a pawn he cannot move past or capture that
piece. If the Pawn makes it to the other side of the
board, it can be promoted into any other piece.
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