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Indian Rummy ChallengeJuly2018
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Chess is a game played between two opponents on opposite sides of a board containing 64 squares of alternating colours. Each player has 16 pieces: 1 King, 1 Queen, 2 Rooks, 2 Bishops, 2 Knights, and 8 Pawns. The goal of the game is to checkmate the opponent’s King. Checkmate happens when the King is in a position to be captured (in check) and cannot escape from capture.

Starting a Game

At the beginning of the game the chessboard is laid out so that each player has the white (or light) colour 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 colour (white queen on white, black queen on black), and the King on the remaining square.

The player with the white pieces always moves first. Therefore, players generally decide who will get to be white by chance or luck such as flipping a coin or having one player guess the colour of the hidden pawn in the other player's hand. White then makes a move, followed by black, then white again, then black and so on until the end of the game.

How the Chess Pieces Move


The King

The King is the most important piece, but is one of the weakest. The King can only move one square in any direction - up, down, to the sides, and diagonally.

The Queen


The Rook

The Rook may move as far as it wants, but only forward, backward, and to the sides. The Rooks are particularly powerful pieces when they are protecting each other and working together.

The Bishop

The Bishop may move as far as it wants, but only diagonally. Each bishop starts on one colour (light or dark) and must always stay on that colour. Bishops work well together because they cover up each other’s weaknesses.

The Knight


The Pawn



  • Pawns have another special ability and that is that if a pawn reaches the other side of the board it can become any other chess piece (called promotion). A Pawn may be promoted to any piece. [A common misconception is that pawns may only be exchanged for a piece that has been captured. That is NOT true.] A Pawn is usually promoted to a queen. Only Pawns may be promoted.
  • If a Pawn moves out two squares on its first move, and by doing so lands to the side of an opponent’s pawn (effectively jumping past the other Pawn’s ability to capture it), that other Pawn has the option of capturing the first pawn as it passes by. This special move must be done immediately after the first pawn has moved past; otherwise the option to capture it is no longer available. Click through the example below to better understand this odd, but important rule.


One other special rule is called Castling. This move allows you to do two important things all in one move: get your king to safety, and get your Rook out of the corner and into the game. On a player’s turn he may move his King two squares over to one side and then move the Rook from that side’s corner to right next to the King on the opposite side. In order to Castle, however, it must meet the following conditions:

  • it must be that King’s very first move
  • it must be that Rook’s very first move
  • there cannot be any pieces between the King and Rook to move
  • the King may not be in check or pass through check
  • Notice that when you castle one direction the king is closer to the side of the board. That is called kingside. Castling to the other side, through where the Queen sat, is called castling queenside. Regardless of which side, the King always moves only two squares when castling.
  • As stated before, the purpose of the game is to checkmate the opponent’s King. This happens when the King is put into check and cannot get out of check. There are only three ways a King can get out of check: move out of the way (though he cannot Castle), block the check with another piece, or capture the piece threatening the king. If a king cannot escape checkmate then the game is over. Customarily the king is not captured or removed from the board, the game is simply declared over.

Check and Checkmate



  • The position reaches a stalemate where it is one player’s turn to move, but his King is NOT in check and yet he does not have another legal move.
  • The players may simply agree to a draw and stop playing.
  • There are not enough pieces on the board to force a checkmate (example: a King and a Bishop vs. a King).
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