The king can also perform a move called castling, where the king moves 2 steps towards a rook and the rook will be moved to the side of the king on the opposite side. The king can move and capture in any direction but only for one step.
Queens can move and capture in any direction and in any distance. Bishops can move and capture diagonally for any distance.
Knights can move by moving 2 steps forward and then 1 step sideways. Rooks can move and capture horizontally and vertically for any distance. When your opponent's pawn has just moved 2 steps and lands on a side of your pawn, then you can capture that pawn by moving your pawn diagonally to the back of that pawn, this is called en passant. A pawn can move one step diagonally to capture the piece on its diagonal. A pawn can only move forward, it can move 2 steps on its first move and then one step on subsequent moves. The object of chess is to move your pieces to capture the opponent's king. Play chess with your facebook friends Instructions:
