How to Play Chess By: John

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How to Play ChessBy John
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• Dedication
• I dedicate this project to my family because we
  all love chess.

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• Why I picked this project
• I picked this project because I really like chess
  and I think you guys will enjoy it too.

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• Things to know
• Chess has been around for over 1400 years.
• People believe that the game of chess originated
  in India and then moved to China.
• In India chess helped teach military strategies
  to Indian princes. This is why chess is
  sometimes called the Royal Game.

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• Basic Rules
• Chess is a game for 2 people.
• Players control their own army.
• On a regular chess board there is usually a dark
  side and a light side. The light side always
  goes first.
• The GOAL of this game is to capture the King.
  When you capture the King and he has no where
  else to move it is called CHECKMATE. But when he
  has a place to move it is called CHECK.

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• Chess Board
• When you set up a chess board the lighter corner
  is always on the lower right hand corner.

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• The King
• The king is the most valuable chess piece.
• He cant jump other pieces.
• The King is priceless.
• The king can move in any direction but only one
  space at a time.
• Once the king is captured the game
• is over.

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• The Queen
• The Queen is the most powerful piece.
• She is the most powerful because she can move in
  any direction.
• She can also move as far as she wishes UNTIL she
  runs in to another piece.
• The Queen cant jump over pieces.
• She is worth 9 points.

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• The Rooks
• The Rooks can move forward, backwards, left, and
  right.
• They can travel as long as they want until they
  run into another piece.
• Rooks cant jump over other pieces.
• The Rooks are worth 5 points.

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• The Bishops
• The Bishops can move only diagonally. The only
  other piece who can move diagonally is the Queen
  and the Pawn when they attack.
• They can also go backwards.
• Bishops cant jump over other pieces.
• Like the Queen, the Bishops can
• move as many spaces as they want
• until they run into someone.
• The Bishop is worth 3 points.

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• The Knights
• The Knights move in an L direction and attack in
  that same direction. An L on a chess board is one
  space to the side and two spaces up or the
  opposite.
• Knights are the only chess piece that can jump
  over other pieces.
• The Knight is worth 3 points.

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• The Pawns
• Pawns can only move forward, but on its first
  move it can move two spaces forward if it wants
  to.
• The only way a pawn can attack is diagonally.
• The Pawn cant jump over other
• pieces.
• The Pawn is worth 1 point.

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• Strategies
• 1 Protect your king
• Castling is when your Rook and your King switch
  spots where the Bishop and the Knight used to be.
  This is a complicated strategy. If you need
  help let me know.
• Get your King to the corner of the board when
  possible where he is usually safer.
• Dont put off castling. You should usually castle
  as quickly as possible. Remember, it doesnt
  matter how close you are to checkmating your
  opponent if your own King is checkmated first!

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• Strategies
• 2 Dont give pieces away
• Dont lose your pieces! Each piece is valuable
  and you cant win a game without pieces.

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• Strategies
• 3 Control the center
• You should always try and control the center of
  the board with your pieces and pawns.

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• One More Thing
• When you get to really liking chess you can buy
  fun boards. Here are some examples.

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Thank youfor watching.