Special Moves in the game of Chess

En passant: Pawns also have a unique “en passant” capture rule. In this rule if opponent pawn moves 2 squares and you have a pawn on immediate left or right side of the cell then you can capture their pawn and move diagonally.

Castling:

• It is a move in chess in which we move the king two squares toward a rook on the same rank and then moving the rook to the square that the king passed over.
• Castling is permitted only if neither the king nor the rook has previously moved also the squares between the king and the rook are vacant and the king does not leave, cross over, or finish on a square attacked by an enemy pieces. Castling is the only move in chess in which two pieces are moved at once.

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Chess is a timeless and strategic two-player board game that has been played for centuries. It’s a game of skill, tactics, and strategy that requires players to out-think their opponent while considering multiple possibilities at every turn. Chess is often referred to as the “game of kings” due to its historical association with royalty and the deep intellectual challenges it offers.

The origins of modern day Chess can be traced back to ancient India, where a game called chaturanga was played as early as the 6th century.

Below is the image of the initial position of a chess board, here one player plays with white pieces and the other one plays with black pieces.

The game is played on an 8×8 grid, known as a chessboard, with alternating light and dark squares. Each player controls an army of 16 pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. Player with the white pieces starts the game and both players move alternatively.

The objective of chess is to checkmate your opponent’s king, which means putting their king in a position where it is under attack and cannot escape capture on the next move.