EXCALIBUR 410K-CS LCD Keychain Chess - Manual (Page 8)

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General Rules of Chess
1. The two players must
alternate in making one move at
a time. The player with the white
pieces moves first to start the
game.
2. With the exception of
castling (see below), a move is
the transfer of a piece from one
square to another square which is
vacant or occupied by an enemy
piece.
3. No piece, except the Rook
when castling and the Knight
may cross a square occupied by
another piece.
4. A piece moved to a square
occupied by an enemy piece
captures it as part of the same
move. The captured piece must
be immediately removed from the
chessboard by the player making
the capture.
5. When one player moves into
a position whereby he can attack
the King, the King is in “Check”.
His opponent must either:
a) move the King
b) block the path of the
attacking piece with another
piece, or
c) capture the attacking piece.
6. The game is over when
there is no escape for the King
from an attacking piece. This is
known as “Checkmate”.
7. The game is over when
the king of the player whose
turn it is to move is not in check
and the player cannot make any
legal moves. This is known as
“Stalemate” and is considered a
drawn game.
Individual Moves
1. The Queen can move to
any square along the same row,
column, or diagonals on which it
stands, but cannot pass over an
enemy piece.
2. The Rook can move to any
square along the same row or
column on which it stands, but
cannot pass over an enemy piece.
See also Castling (below.)
3. The Bishop can move to
any square along the diagonals on
which it stands, but cannot pass
over an enemy piece.
4. The Knight move is in the
shape of an “L”, moving two
squares up or down, and then
one square over. Or it can be one
square up or down, and then two
over.
5. The Pawn can move one
square forward. On it’s first move
it may move two squares forward.