KINIDPAN, Kahlila V.

February 3, 2017
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THE
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF CHESS

SUBMITTED BY:

KINDIPAN, Kahlila V.

XI Newton

February 2017
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RULES AND REGULATIONS OF CHESS

Objective of the game of Chess.

Chess is a two-player game played on a board consisting of 64 (8x8) squares
arranged in alternating light and dark colors and 32 Chess men (16 of either black
or white for each player). There are six different types of Chessmen, each of which
can move in their own unique way. The objective of the game is to protect your
most valuable piece, the king, and trap (checkmate) your opponents king.

The Game of Chess Starting positions

The Chess board is positioned so that a light colored Chess Board square is in the
near-right corner to each players position. Each Chess player takes control of
sixteen Chess pieces or Chessmen, in either black or white, consisting of the
following:
1 king Chess Piece
1 Queen Chess Piece
2 Rook Chess Pieces
2 Bishop Chess Pieces
2 Knight Chess Pieces
8 Pawn Chess Playing Pieces

The above Chess pieces are arranged on the Chess board. The row of chess pieces
nearest to the player contains the rooks on the outside corners and moving
inwards, the knights and bishops with the king and queen occupying the centre two
squares (the queen is always placed on the corresponding square color white on
light, black on dark) This layout is also described as Queen to colour.

Beginning a game of Chess

The Chess Players choose a colour each either by mutual agreement or by flipping a
coin. Another traditional way of determining a Chess players colour is through one
player concealing a pawn chess piece of each color in each hand and asking their
opponent to select a hand (and therefore a colour to play the game of chess with).

The Chess player controlling the white coloured Chessmen moves first and each
player then takes it in turns to make a move until either a draw is called by the
Chess players or until either players King Chess piece is trapped by means of
checkmate.

Moving the Chess Pieces or Chessmen.

Each of the eight types of Chessmen move in their own different and unique ways.
Although a piece cannot pass through a square containing other pieces it can move
in to a square occupied by an opposing piece, which is then taken or captured
and removed from the board. Each of the Chessmen can move in the following
ways:

The Rook Piece

Moves orthogonally to the players (forward, backward, left or right) across any
number of unoccupied squares.
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The Bishop Piece

The Bishop Chess piece moves diagonally across any number of unoccupied chess
squares.

The Queen Piece

The Queen Chess Piece moves orthogonally or diagonally across any number of
unoccupied squares.

The King Piece

The King Chess Piece moves orthogonally or diagonally one square at a time.

The Knight Piece

The Knight Chess Piece moves in an L shape. Either two spaces in one direction
then one space at right angles (orthogonally) to it or one space in one direction then
two spaces orthogonally to it. The knight is the only piece that can jump over other
pieces.

The Pawn Piece

The Pawn Chess Piece moves one space forward (away from the controlling player).
On its first move, however, a pawn may move two spaces forward if desired. A pawn
can only capture pieces that are situated one space diagonally in front of it.

In addition to the above moves the king and rook can combine to do a special move
called castling. If the king and rook are still at their starting positions and all of the
spaces between them are empty then the king can move two squares towards the
rook and the rook can move to the space that the king has just moved over (all as
one move). Castling, however, is not permitted if the king is threatened or moving
to a threatened square and it is always a good idea to announce your intention to
castle to your opponent before carrying out the move.

If a pawn reaches the opponents back line it can become a queen (if the players
queen has been captured) in a move called queening or promotion. Or,
alternatively the player can choose for the pawn to become a captured rook or a
bishop (this is called under promotion).

A king cannot be moved at any time in to a position that places or leaves it in

check.

In serious play, if a player touches any of his pieces then he/she must move it if it is
legally possible to do so. If a player touches an opponents piece then he/she must
capture it if it is legally possible to do so. If a player wishes to touch a piece to
adjust its position on a square then he/she must inform his/her opponent prior to
doing so.

If an illegal move is made at any time then the player must retract that move and
make another one if possible with the same piece.

Winning a game of Chess

When a Chess player makes a move that threatens the opposing players king with
capture the king is in check. The opposing player must then make a move
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whereby the king is no longer under threat either by moving another piece between
the king and the threatening piece, by moving the king, or by capturing the
threatening piece. A player may never leave his/her king in check at the end of a
move. When playing informally it is often customary to announce check when it
occurs but this is never done in professional/formal tournament play.

If a king is placed in check and there is no legal move that the player can do to
remove the king from the threat of capture then the king is said to be checkmated
and the game is over with the player controlling the checkmated king losing. Either
player may at any time forfeit the game if he/she feels that his/her position is
hopeless.

Drawing a Game of Chess - Game Draws

A game may end in a draw if the player to move cannot make any legal move and is
not in check (known as stalemate), if there is no possibility for either player to put
his/her opponent in check, or both players agree to draw by mutual agreement.

Timing Rules. (The Rules on timing in a game.)

Tournament games are often played under time constraints using a Chess clock.
Under these conditions each player must make his/her move within a specified time,
or face forfeit.

In formal competition, each player is also obliged to record each move as it is

played in order to settle disputes about illegal positions and overstepping time
control. Algebraic Chess notation is presently used for this, though some players still
use descriptive Chess notation.

These are the Basic Rules and Regualtions of the Game of Chess

Article Retrieved from: http://www.jaquesamerica.com/chess/rules-and-

regulations

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Jaques. (2012). Chess rules and regulations. Retrieved February 2, 2017, from
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