Excalibur electronic E123 - Manual (Page 10)

Individual Moves
Turn on the HELP feature (see page 5.)
All legal moves for each selected piece
will be shown at one time. You will
quickly “learn by doing” the movements
of all pieces.
1. The Queen can move to any square
along the same row, column, or diaganols
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
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piece. See also Castling (below.)
3. The Bishop can move to any square
along the diaganols 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 for-
ward. On it’s first move it may move two
squares forward. When capturing, it
moves diaganolly (forward) one square.
See also en passent (below.)
6. The King can move one square in any
direction, as long as it is not attacked by
an enemy piece. See also Castling(below)
Special Moves
1. Castling is a move of both the King
and either Rook which counts as a single
move (of the King) and is executed as
diagrammed below:
Castling cannot occur if:
a) the King has already been moved.
b) the Rook has already been moved.
c) there is any piece between the King
and the Rook.
d) the King’s original square, or the
square which the King must cross, or the
one which it is to occupy is attacked by
an enemy piece.
2. A Pawn may make an en passent cap-
ture if it is a reply move to a double pawn
move, and it is a Pawn which is side-by-
side with the Pawn which made the dou-
ble pawn move. The capture of a white
Pawn is diagrammed on right:
3. No piece, except 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.