The aim of the game is for the opponent's king to be attacked so that it can no longer be defended. In this case, he would be captured on the next move, which is called "checkmate".
Strategic Game
The most important thing in chess is to think strategically when playing. You should not just focus on the fact that you are capturing your opponent's pieces. If you want to win, you have to put the opponent's king in distress with the goal that it cannot be moved.
If the king is directly threatened by a piece, this is called "check". If he can't get out of the situation, then he is "mated" and the game is won.
When attacking the opponent's king, you must never forget to protect your own king, otherwise the game will end faster than you would like.
The Chessboard
The chessboard consists of 64 squares in "black" and "white". One player plays the "white" pieces and the other the "black" pieces. The game is always started by the player with the "white" pieces and then the players move alternately.
The pieces
Each player has eight pawns, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, a queen and a king. The formation at the beginning of the game is always the same.
Moves with the pawns
The pawns can only be moved one square straight forward. The exception is the first move, when you can move the pawn two squares forward. It can capture another piece, in which case it must be diagonal to the opponent's piece and you may then move diagonally.
Moves with the towers
Towers may be moved forward, backward or sideways in a straight line over any number of squares.
Moves with the knights
The knight can move in all directions. It moves two squares forward and one square to the side.
Moves with the bishops
The bishop may only be moved diagonally. However, it can move in all four directions and over any number of squares.
Moves with the queen
The queen may be moved in any direction, straight or diagonally, and over any number of squares.
Moves with the King
The king may move in all directions. However, it may only move one square at a time.
Capturing an opponent's piece
An opponent's piece can be captured if it is in the path of one of your own pieces. In this case it can be taken off the board.
For this reason, it is important to always cover your pieces. You should protect your own pieces in such a way that you can capture the opponent's pieces as well, if they capture a piece.
