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How To Play Chess — king moves
- Overview
- How to set up the board
- Moves
- How the pawn moves
- How the knight (also called the horse) moves
- How the bishop moves
- How the rook (also called the castle) moves
- How the queen moves
- How the king moves
- The object of the game
- Stalemate
- Draw
- Special Moves
- Pawn Promotion
- Piece Value
- Player Ratings
Moving
The king moves just like the queen does, but only one square at a time. Note that the king can not be purposely moved into check. Nor can any move you make expose your king to a check. More on what check is in the object of the game. The king can also perform a special move with the rook, called Castling.
Capturing
The king captures the same way it moves, as the illustration above shows.
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