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Basic Chess Rules

The document outlines some basic chess rules. The goal of chess is to checkmate the opponent's king, which occurs when the king is under attack and cannot escape. A check occurs when the king is attacked but can escape or be protected. A stalemate results in a draw if a player cannot make a legal move while their king is not under attack. Stalemates often happen with beginners who have more pieces but do not know how to deliver checkmate.

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Basic Chess Rules

The document outlines some basic chess rules. The goal of chess is to checkmate the opponent's king, which occurs when the king is under attack and cannot escape. A check occurs when the king is attacked but can escape or be protected. A stalemate results in a draw if a player cannot make a legal move while their king is not under attack. Stalemates often happen with beginners who have more pieces but do not know how to deliver checkmate.

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Basic Chess Rules 

White checkmates Black’s king.


Checkmate: After learning the basics of piece movement, let’s focus on the most important chess rules. Let’s
start with the goal of the game.

The goal of every chess game is to checkmate the opponent’s king! This means victory to you! Checkmate is
when the opponent’s king is attacked by one of your chess pieces and can’t escape, either by moving he king
away or getting protection from other chess pieces.

When you attack the king, but he is able to escape, or other pieces can protect him, then you call it ‘check.’

If it’s Black to move in this position, it’s stalemate. Black’s


king is not in check and can’t make any legal move.
Stalemate: There are also other possibilities than checkmate to end a chess game. One of the possibilities is a
stalemate. When you stalemate the opponent, the game ends in a draw.

Stalemate is when a player isn’t able to make any legal move while the king is not attacked – for example, if
Black only has a king remaining, but has no legal squares to move onto.

Stalemates are more common among young players or beginners when they have an advantage of many pieces
but don’t know how to checkmate their opponent.

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