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Chess Rules for Kids. An illustrated guide to the rules of chess for children.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]

Larry Smith wrote on Fri, Feb 13, 2004 02:32 AM UTC:

Replacement pieces for Pawn promotion are obtained from those which were
captured.  Rooks are often turned up-side down to represent extra Queens. 
If none are available, use a Checker under the promoted Pawn to represent
the new Queen.

Pawn promotion may also include other pieces besides the Queen.

Martin wrote on Tue, Jun 1, 2004 09:38 AM UTC:

Can a King opose another king, if it is protected in its placement by a check piece? Ie. The oposing King cannot take my king because it would mean moving into check.

Moussambani wrote on Tue, Jun 1, 2004 07:50 PM UTC:

No, it can't. True, the opponent's king would be moving into check, but the thing is you moved into check first. Though your king is protected, opponent's king could capture your king and it's game over. You lose immediately and don't have the chance to take his king back. So you cannot move your king next to opponent's king because that would be moving into check, no matter how protected your king is.

Gen wrote on Fri, Jun 25, 2004 04:32 AM UTC:

Can a king kill the piece that has him in check if it is within a space from him?

ray wrote on Fri, Aug 6, 2004 11:25 AM UTC:Good ★★★★

what pieces can a king kill? ive been having an argumetn about whether or not he can kill certain pieces

Greg Strong wrote on Fri, Aug 6, 2004 06:49 PM UTC:

The King can capture any piece. Only one thing to be careful of: the King cannot capture any piece that is protected by another piece. If you were to do this, you would be moving into Check. You must move out of Check, and never into it.

michele wrote on Thu, Oct 21, 2004 12:09 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Thanks. Our son just received his 1st chess set and we had no idea of the rules or the set. Your site is easy to use and gives clear instructions, especailly for us beginners.

Kitty Freeman wrote on Sun, Dec 12, 2004 02:24 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

AIDAN wrote on Sat, Jan 1, 2005 09:15 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

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Irene wrote on Tue, Jan 18, 2005 04:01 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Great simple rules
thanks

Mike wrote on Mon, Feb 14, 2005 10:44 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Just the job for the kids and dopy grandad!

erik wrote on Sat, Feb 26, 2005 07:49 PM UTC:

If a king is the only remaining piece you have,are their a certain number of moves you can make before their is a stalemate

📝David Howe wrote on Sat, Feb 26, 2005 08:50 PM UTC:

The rule is this: ''The game is drawn when a player having the move claims a draw and demonstrates that at least 50 consecutive moves have been made by each side without the capture of any piece and without the movement of any pawn.'' -- From the FIDE Laws of Chess In other words, if no one has made a capture or moved a pawn within the last 50 moves (by each player), then the game is a stalemate. There is no rule with regard to one player having their King as their only remaining piece, although that is typically the situation in the above rule. I hope this answers your question. If not, please keep asking!

diana wrote on Thu, Mar 17, 2005 11:59 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

u need 2 explain more like whento move each piece and where each piece goes the names with diagrams of each of the pieces.

Name changed wrote on Fri, Apr 1, 2005 09:01 PM UTC:

technnically speaking, does your hand have to leave the piece before the move counts? or does it have to touch the board?

Kerri wrote on Fri, Jun 10, 2005 03:59 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

This is excellent for learning a game my 9 year old son already mostly understands. I never thought I would learn chess. I wish they had this when I was a kid. I would have been playing chess my whole life.

Anonymous wrote on Fri, Jun 24, 2005 12:30 AM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

Curtis wrote on Sun, Sep 25, 2005 04:03 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe your Queens on the wrong squares for game set-up. They should be where you have the Kings placed.

Tony Quintanilla wrote on Sun, Sep 25, 2005 11:06 PM UTC:

No. The Queens are correctly placed. They always go on the square of their own color.

Curtis wrote on Mon, Oct 3, 2005 02:04 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

You switched them! Just kidding. I am so sorry, I don't know what I was thinking. Sometimes you can't see for looking!

jo hwang wrote on Sat, Oct 8, 2005 09:15 PM UTC:Good ★★★★

It was a pretty good article(rules)but you guys could add a game of chess to help starters understand how you play chess.

Ron wrote on Mon, Oct 24, 2005 06:14 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

I have not played for many years and now my 8 year old son has joined the club at school.We have visted your site and we are both getting a great deal from it. Thank you. As well I have just dug up my old (35 years old) chess set so we can play at home. Once again thanks.

colleen wrote on Sat, Dec 17, 2005 08:32 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★

I haven't played in a long time (since I was in jr. high) and now, I'm attempting to pass on what little I know to my 9 yr. old daughter. This site has been a great help to me, teaching me what I forgot.