2. Table of Contents
History of Chess
Why play Chess?
Basic chess rules
Setting up the Board
Get to know the Pieces
Summary
Question

4. What can Chess
do for me?
It can raise your IQ
It helps prevent Alzheimers
It exercises both sides of the brain
It incereases your creativity
It improves your memory
It increases problem solving skills
It improves reading skills
It improves concentration
It teaches planning and foresight

5. Basic chess rules
Each player has 16 pieces but there are only 6 different pieces
There aren`t ‘’colors’’ in chess but shades light and dark
European rules state that the light color always goes first
White is always in the lower right hand corner of the board
The Queen is always on her color
The King is always on his opposite color

6. Setting Up the Chess Board

7. Pawn Bishop Queen
Rook Knight King

8. -Pawn-
The Pawn moves forwards only, never backwards. On
it’s first move only, it may move one or two squares. After
that, it can only move one square at a time, capturing only
on the diagonal.

9. -Bishop-
Bishops move straight along diagonals
and do not jump.

10. -Queen-
She moves along the diagonals, the ranks. The Queen can
move as far as she wants in any direction until she encounters
another chess piece or the edge of the game (she cannot
jump). The Queen is quite powerful!

11. -Rook-
The Rook is next in power to the Queen. The Rook
moves in straight lines, never on diagonals.

12. -Knight-
The Knight is the only piece that can jump over other
pieces.The Knight moves in an -L-shape.Always The Knight
moves first two squares forward,backwards or sideways,and
then finishes the –L- shape by moving right or left one more
square.

13. -King-
The King is the most important piece in a game of
chess,but it is very limited. The King can go in any direction,
but only one square at a time.

15. -Summary-
History of Chess
The Chess found in 18th century by Philidor.
Why play Chess?
It can raise your IQ
It helps prevent Alzheimers
It exercises both sides of the brain
It improves your memory
Basic chess rules
Each player has 16 pieces but there are only 6 different pieces
European rules state that the light color always goes first
White is always in the lower right hand corner of the board
The Queen is always on her color
The King is always on his opposite color
Chess Pieces
Pawn, Bishop, Queen, Rook, Knight, KING

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