Chess

Basic Rules

• Objective: Checkmate your opponent's king
• Turns: White moves first, then players alternate
• Moving: Click a piece to select it, then click a valid square to move
• Capturing: Move your piece to a square occupied by an opponent's piece

Piece Movement

• ♟ Pawn: Moves forward one square (two on first move), captures diagonally
• ♜ Rook: Moves any number of squares horizontally or vertically
• ♞ Knight: Moves in an L-shape (2 squares + 1 square perpendicular)
• ♝ Bishop: Moves any number of squares diagonally
• ♛ Queen: Moves any number of squares in any direction
• ♚ King: Moves one square in any direction

Special Moves

• Castling: King moves two squares toward a rook, rook moves to the other side (conditions apply)
• En Passant: Special pawn capture (implemented in advanced rules)
• Promotion: Pawn reaching the opposite end becomes a queen automatically

Game Status

• Check: King is under attack (must be resolved)
• Checkmate: King is in check with no legal moves (game over)
• Stalemate: No legal moves available but not in check (draw)