The chess piece that looks like a castle tower is called a rook, each player will start with two rooks, and they are positioned at the corner of the board (a1, h1 for white, a8, h8 for black). When you are going to use…

Do you want to know how the bishop moves in chess? How to use the bishop, and did you know that there is an opening for bishops? At the beginning of a game, each player has two bishops each. The…

The most feared chess piece on the board is the queen, especially if you use it early in the game. There are openings that utilize the queen very early in the game. The queen is so powerful that most of…

I really like the knight piece, especially if I’m able to use it effectively in every game. Some chess players I played with are excellent at moving the knight to attack, you have to know that the knight does not…

So, what happens when you make an illegal move? I always wanted to know what are the illegal chess moves according to some official rules. I have committed illegal moves myself and experienced playing with chess players who made an…

My King just reached the other side of the board, and I’m so excited, but what happens with your King? If you’re a beginner you may also be asking this question, “In chess, if your king reaches the other side,…

There is an interesting incident that occurred online where the white player promoted their pawn to a queen, and the black bishop was unable to capture the promoted pawn, as if it were pinned to the king.  The issue with…

To completely understand what happens when a pawn reaches the other side of the board, you need to be aware of three specific pawn moves or pawn rules in chess. I’ve been studying chess rules since I was young, and…

Why is there a chess clock in tournaments? And why a chess timer should be learned as well? If you are new in playing chess, you may not be familiar with chess games having time limits. It would be very…

There are some chess terms that beginners wouldn’t know what it means…   And sometimes my daughter will ask me some chess names or chess moves that I’m not familiar or sure about either.   So, I gathered some chess…