How should the chessboard be placed at the start of the game?

The chessboard should be placed so that each player has a light-colored square on the bottom right-hand side.

Describe how a rook moves on the chessboard.

A rook moves in a plus pattern, any number of squares vertically or horizontally.

The pawn is promoted to a queen, rook, bishop, or knight.

Grade 5th Grade · Other · 45 min

I can identify the different chess pieces and how they move.

Chess Talk · 11:27

How to Play Chess: Rules for Beginners: Learn Game Basics, Board Setup, Moves, Castling, En Passant

3 key concepts

1
At the start of a chess game, each player should have a light-colored square on the bottom right-hand side.
2
The rook moves in a plus (+) pattern, the bishop moves diagonally, and the queen can move like both the rook and bishop.
3
The special move where you move the king two squares towards a rook, and then place the rook on the other side of the king, is called castling.

7 questions · Multiple choice & Short answer & True/false

Quick comprehension check

“Name each chess piece and describe how each piece moves on the board.”

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