Chess Learning from absolute beginners # From Grade R & Adults : Special moves in Chess

Special moves

• If a pawn successfully reaches the 8th rank or …..rank is promoted to a piece

• To any other 4 pieces that is: Rook, Queen, Knight or Bishop only.

• BUT not the King and should not remain a pawn once at the end.

• Most chess players want the promotion to be the queen, why?

• When a pawn reaches the rank furthest from its starting position.

• Replace the pawn with another piece and should be on same square for a new piece of the of the same colour.

• Pawn promotion normally occurs in the endgame why?

• You can have 9 queens on the chess boards that is if all pawns have been promoted

• En passant is a pawn move

• En passant French - in passing

• is a special pawn capture

• only occur immediately after a pawn makes a move of two squares from its starting square

• That pawn could have been captured by an enemy pawn had it advanced only one square.

• Involves the King and one of the rooks

• Kingside of queenside

• King and Rook involved should be on its original position

• Nothing in between them

• Procedure- move the King 2 squares towards the rook then the Rook jumps over to the other side of the King

• You cannot castle if the king or rook has already moved during the game.

• You cannot castle if the King is in check or would pass through check

• You cannot castle if the King will be in check at the end of the move

• You cannot castle if there is a piece in the way.

• The King is not IN CHECK but its his turn to move

• He has no moves with his king which do not put him into CHECK.

• no other pieces to move.

• The King cannot move anywhere, - this position is a DRAW.

• we say that it is STALEMATE