| | | | | moving. You will make your moves to vacant |
| | | | | squares except when capturing an opponent's |
| When playing the game of chess you | | | | piece. The placement of pawns should be moved |
| should see past the board game, and imagine a | | | | precisely because they cannot move backwards. |
| battle with a strategic mental attack of one’s | | | | With the exception of the knight no chess piece |
| side using chess strategies to defeat your | | | | can jump over another piece. Once a piece is |
| opponent‘s King. On the board or two armies | | | | captured it is removed from the board and your |
| black and white standing face to face | | | | chess piece occupies the square. |
| representing a battle on a battle field in attack | | | | Here is a list of your chess pieces and their |
| formation. The troops on Each side is getting | | | | functions: |
| impatient knowing battle Is imminent. Each side | | | | Pawns - Can move forward one or two squares |
| having two rows of soldiers consisting of a King, | | | | on the first move, but then only one square at a |
| Queen, 2 Bishops, 2 Knights, 2 Rooks, and 8 | | | | time vertically. The Pawn is the only piece that |
| brave pawns who will lead the way into battle. | | | | can capture different from the direction it moves. |
| The white platoon makes first | | | | A pawn captures in the two spaces adjacent |
| move sending the King’s pawn E2 to E4. | | | | from the space directly in front of it. |
| The black platoon retaliates with and identical | | | | King - Can move in any direction only one square. |
| move matching yours eye to eye with E7 to E5. | | | | The King is allowed to do a special move only |
| The white then attacks with the bishop passing | | | | once with a Rook known as Castling. |
| where the pawn was from F1 to C4. The black | | | | Queen - She can move in any direction as far as |
| begins a counter attack moving the knight out | | | | she wants as long as the spaces are unoccupied |
| from B1 to C3. The white platoon sees a failure | | | | unless she is capturing a opponents piece. The |
| in the black platoons defense sending the Queen | | | | Queen is a players dominate chess piece, and |
| from D1 to H5. The counter move for the black | | | | after losing her most games are lost. |
| is knight G1 to F3. The white Queen moves from | | | | Bishops - Move in a diagonally direction any |
| h5 taking the black pawn at F7 putting the black | | | | number of vacant squares. |
| platoon King in Checkmate “ You Win“. | | | | Rooks - Move vertically or horizontally any |
| You have just used one of many chess | | | | number of vacant squares. It is used in castling |
| strategies called the Scholar’s Mate or also | | | | with the King. |
| known as the four - move checkmate. You will | | | | Knights - Move in a L-Shape pattern two squares |
| defeat most beginners using this technique. | | | | vertically or horizontally then one square adjacent |
| Things to Remember When Implementing your | | | | either side forming a L. The knight is the only |
| Chess Strategies? | | | | piece that can jump other pieces. |
| There are many chess strategies that | | | | More Chess Strategies For Beginners |
| can be learned and implemented in your game but | | | | Fool’s Mate - Move king’s pawn from E2 |
| always remember once your opponent knows | | | | to E4. Then move the king's bishop diagonally F1 |
| your strategy he usually can block these quick | | | | to C4 to the right. Your bishop is now in position |
| strategic moves. This is why the game of chess | | | | to attack your opponent's bishop's pawn at F7. |
| is a mental game where you should see the | | | | Your nest move is your Queen from D1 to F3 |
| board as a blue print or diagram. In your mind | | | | putting her in position to attack the same pawn. |
| play out different scenarios for the next three | | | | When taking your opponents pawn at F7 on your |
| moves at a minimum. Never go for the kill if it | | | | next move it should be checkmate if you |
| looks easy because it is usually a trap. Chess | | | | performed it correctly. That is if your opponent |
| strategies will be implemented from both sides, | | | | didn’t see in coming. |
| but the strategy thought out the furthest will | | | | Two Knights Defense - Is a Chess opening for |
| usually win. You must learn how to implement | | | | either black or white. First move for white is E4 |
| chess strategies by trading a chess piece and | | | | and black is E5. Next move is white knight F1 to |
| getting several pieces in return. These are thought | | | | F3 or black knight B8 to C6. Last is other white |
| out strategies that you map out in your mind | | | | knight B1 to C3 of other black knight G8 to F6. |
| waiting to trap your opponent. | | | | Your knights now are in front and in control. |
| Your main objective of the game is to | | | | |
| strategically use your chess strategies to acquire | | | | Queen’s Gambit - is when your white pawns |
| your opponents chess pieces as effectively as | | | | C2 and D2 are moved shoulder to shoulder at C4 |
| possible. Remember to use your pawns sparingly | | | | and D4. If you are playing with the black pawns it |
| because they will leave your King vulnerable | | | | would be C7 and D7 to C5 and D5. |
| without needed protection. Each gap your pawn | | | | Please look in the source box for more |
| leaves allows an strategic opportunity for your | | | | Chess Strategies. |
| opponent . Each chess piece has its own style of | | | | |