Learn the Basics of Chess
In this article I'm planning on sharing with you some of the fundamentals of chess to help understand how the game is played and a few basic set up rules.
One thing I want you to know is that chess is a game of talent and as any talent it can be learned. If you're truly serious about learning the correct way to play chess and improving it will take some discipline on your part to take time and study the game, research your games and play Lots Of games to improve.
Nothing can replace the experience of just simply playing more games and different opponents. After you get the courage to play your first game, then your second, then your third you may start to find what playing style you are happy with and start dominating your opponents.
Now let's get into a couple of the basics.
The Basics Rules of Chess:
Chess is a two player board game, one player plays with white pieces and one player plays with dark pieces. Each player starts with 16 pieces and take turns moving one piece at a time across the board.
The contestant with the light pieces moves first and you can think about your chess pieces as your military of infantrymen going to war. The main objective of the game is to attack your opponent, eat as many of their pieces as possible and finally trap their king which is named "checkmate".
Although your principal objective is to trap your opponents King this may not be the case every game. There are a pair other ways in which a game can end:
- One way is a stand-off where neither adversary can checkmate the other OR when one players king isn't under control but is surrounded in such a manner that no matter where he moves he would be putting himself under control which isn't a legal move.
- Another type of stalemate is when both opponents have captured all of each others pieces Apart from their kings. This is a stalemate because you can't checkmate with only the kings on the board.
- The last and last way that a game can end is if one player throws in the towel and gives up. Though you shouldn't EVER quit a game you can do this by simply knocking over your king and let your contestant know you are giving up.
The reason behind why you shouldn't ever quit a game is actually because you never know what can happen and all it takes is ONE mistake from your competitor for you to totally take over the game.
One quick tip to remember is whoever controls the center 4 squares controls the game and is in a better position to attack. So keep this in mind when you play your first game.
One thing I learned really early in my chess career was to always be attacking and protecting. This implies you usually want to attack your opponent while still defending your pieces. If you can keep your opponent retreating then you are in fine shape.
Now I inspire you to go and play your first game. There are many places where you can play against other beginners players. One of the more popular places to play is at chess.com.
If you still don't feel cushty playing your first game and feel you want to learn one or two more things I am going to follow up this document with with a few more articles like how to set up the board properly and how each piece moves.
One thing I want you to know is that chess is a game of talent and as any talent it can be learned. If you're truly serious about learning the correct way to play chess and improving it will take some discipline on your part to take time and study the game, research your games and play Lots Of games to improve.
Nothing can replace the experience of just simply playing more games and different opponents. After you get the courage to play your first game, then your second, then your third you may start to find what playing style you are happy with and start dominating your opponents.
Now let's get into a couple of the basics.
The Basics Rules of Chess:
Chess is a two player board game, one player plays with white pieces and one player plays with dark pieces. Each player starts with 16 pieces and take turns moving one piece at a time across the board.
The contestant with the light pieces moves first and you can think about your chess pieces as your military of infantrymen going to war. The main objective of the game is to attack your opponent, eat as many of their pieces as possible and finally trap their king which is named "checkmate".
Although your principal objective is to trap your opponents King this may not be the case every game. There are a pair other ways in which a game can end:
- One way is a stand-off where neither adversary can checkmate the other OR when one players king isn't under control but is surrounded in such a manner that no matter where he moves he would be putting himself under control which isn't a legal move.
- Another type of stalemate is when both opponents have captured all of each others pieces Apart from their kings. This is a stalemate because you can't checkmate with only the kings on the board.
- The last and last way that a game can end is if one player throws in the towel and gives up. Though you shouldn't EVER quit a game you can do this by simply knocking over your king and let your contestant know you are giving up.
The reason behind why you shouldn't ever quit a game is actually because you never know what can happen and all it takes is ONE mistake from your competitor for you to totally take over the game.
One quick tip to remember is whoever controls the center 4 squares controls the game and is in a better position to attack. So keep this in mind when you play your first game.
One thing I learned really early in my chess career was to always be attacking and protecting. This implies you usually want to attack your opponent while still defending your pieces. If you can keep your opponent retreating then you are in fine shape.
Now I inspire you to go and play your first game. There are many places where you can play against other beginners players. One of the more popular places to play is at chess.com.
If you still don't feel cushty playing your first game and feel you want to learn one or two more things I am going to follow up this document with with a few more articles like how to set up the board properly and how each piece moves.
About the Author:
If you want to discover more about chess now you can got to my How To Play Chess For Beginners website.You also do need a chess board if you would like to play offline I wrote a review on where it's possible to find a great Wooden Chess Set if you want to test that out.
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