Rob Bruñía, Cor van Wijgerden Workbook Step 1 Ñame: Date of birth: Street: Place: School: Club: Learned chess from: Trainer: Fhe board a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 98 h8 a? b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 flfth rank a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 a1 b1 d d1 e1 f1 g1 h1 The chess board consists of In this diagram all the ñames Ranks ('rows') go from one squares. It has 64 squares are indicated in the squares. side to the other. They are arranged 8 x 8.
In chess indicated with numbers. All language they are called squares with number 1 (al, bl, white and black squares. el, di, el, fl, gl and hl) are The board is positioned cor- on the first rank. rectly when a white square is All squares with number 5 are in the lower right hand cór- on the fifth rank.
ner; 'white on right'. Files ('columns') go from bot- All of the squares have a tom to top and are indicated ñame. All squares with The square marked is an h (hl through h8) are on the called b2. The square marked is called e4.
All eight files and eight ranks The square marked is are equally long.& « A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A iáláiáiá All squares al, b2, c3, d4, e5, The starting position. In the diagram the board is f6, g7 and h8 lie on a diago- The pieces on the board shown from the viewpoint of nal (slanting Une). should be set up like this. We the black player.
Once again Not all diagonals are of equal view the position from the the white player makes the first length. The shortest diagonals side of the white player. are only two squares long White always begins a game; (e. he makes the first move.
Note the position of the black The longest diagonals consist Notice where the white queen queen. She is standing on a of eight squares. There are is standing. She is always on black square.
two of them: al/h8 and hl/a8. Firststep Board Naming the squares: A 7 6 a b c d e f a b c d e f BHJ; a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h b c d e f g h *= A= *= A= ^= 1= 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 a b c d e f g h a b c d e f a b c d e f g h 7 6 5 4 3 2 I a b c d e f g h a b c d e f Board Naming the squares: B ^8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2, 2 2 i 1 1 a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h •=f2 •= g7 4= c6 0=35 •= e8 += h3 •= a1 •= d6 += c4 8 8 ' 7 7 7 6 6 5 JQUL 5 6 5 4 4 IH m iw* •• 4 3 3 3 • • M • 2 2 9 1 1 1 ív-;« .,, i a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h •=h8 B=d1 +=c5 «=96 B=e3 *= b4 •= f7 •= b2 4= d4 : ; :;f: HH « 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 9 2 2 1 1 1 a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h •=g2 "=e5 += b6 •= d2 •= h6 *=f5 •= g4 •= f1 += c4 8 8 sy 8 7 ' 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h a b c d e f g h •=c6 B=g1 4=d8 *=f1 B=c5 ^= a3 •= a7 •= e5 ^= g6 First step Moves of the pieces All the pieces move in their own way on the chessboard. + + 1 I The rook can move to all squares marked with a The bishop can move to all the squares marked plus. There are 14 of them.
There are 13 of them. The rook moves straight, forwards, backwards, The bishop moves diagonally, forwards or back- or sideways. The rook can move to 14 different wards. The bishop can move to 13 different squares from e4.
1 The queen can move to all the squares marked The knight can move to all the squares marked with a plus. There are 27 of them. There are 8 of them. The queen can move like a rook, and like a bis- The knight moves one square straight and one hop.
The queen moves straight, diagonally, square diagonally. The knight can move to 8 forwards or backwards. The queen can move to different squares from d4. 27 different squares from e5.
• The queen has the most possibilities. Therefore she is the strongest piece. • The rook has a lower valué than the queen, but is still stronger than the other pieces. 4- < f > :•+; • The bishop and the knight are equally strong.
4- -i- + • The king is a special case. He is the most important one! The king can move to all the squares marked with a cross. There are 8 of them. The king moves straight or diagonally, but only one square at a time.
The king can move to 8 diffe- rent squares from c3. - Rules of the game Moves of the pieces: A •AW 1 Firststep Attacking and taking On the left, the rook 'eyes On the left, the white queen White can take the black up' the squares marked with is attacking the black queen. knight with his rook. The queen on a4 can capture The white rook cannot take At right, the rook 'eyes up' the queen on d7.
the bishop because the knight not only all the squares On the right, the white queen is blocking its path. marked with a plus, but also has captured the black queen. the black knight. The rook is The queen comes to rest on Queens, rooks and bishops aimed at the knight.
the square that the black are not allowed to jump over queen had occupied. The enemy pieces. This is called: attacking. latter is removed and no longer takes part in the game.
£ In the left half the white The knight can, of course, At left, the white knight on queen cannot capture the also capture. b3 jumps over the black black bishop. His own piece, At left, the knight can pieces to capture the black the white bishop is standing capture the queen. in the way.
At right, the knight can It is simple to jump over Also at right, the white queen choose between taking the one's own pieces. The white queen or the rook. The At right, the knight on g2 bishop can capture the black knight may also make takes the black bishop on h4. Queens, rooks, and another move.
The knight is the only piece bishops are not allowed to that is allowed to jump. jump over their own pieces. For all the pieces, remember: Taking is not compulsory. It is allowed, but is not obligatory.
f Rules of the game Moves of the pieces: B A + for moving Bd5 Rd4 O for taking £ __._ Qe5 Rc7 Be3 I Rc5 Qg4 Nd6 Qe2 Bd6 Nd3 Attacking Creating an attack: A 1 I I The pawn Each player has eight pawns. The pawn move is not similar to the moves of other pieces. In fact, everything is different. iiiiiiii A i A A AAAAAAAfi A pawn can move one square The pawn takes diagonally Each side has 8 pawns in the forward.
On its fírst move forward, not straight. It is the starting position. They are the pawn can chose whether only piece that captures dif- standing on the 2nd and 7* it wants to move one or two ferently from the way that it rank. After this, moves.
A pawn is the only chess the pawn can only move one The pawn on d5 can choose piece that may not move square forward each turn. between taking the bishop or backwards. He also may not The white pawns play from the knight. He can also ad- capture backwards.
This bottom to top. vance forward one step. means that the white pawns The black pawns always play The pawn on g3 can play can never stand on the fírst from top to bottom. only after the black pawn has rank and the black pawns takenonh3.
never on the eighth rank. «i A If a pawn reaches the back Pawns may not jump, neither A pawn: rank, it can change into a over their own pieces, ñor • can choose to move one or queen, rook, bishop or knight over the enemy pieces. two squares on its fírst of the same colour. The white a-pawn cannot move The pawn cannot remain on move.
The black g-pawn • may not move backwards the square. The pawn is pro- cannot move two squares • takes differently (diago- moted. The pawn cannot forward because the bishop nally) from the way it change into a king. is in its way, ñor can it take moves (forward) Pawn f7 chooses: the queen.
The only move is • can change to a piece of m a & A one step forward to g6. the same colour (except a king) when it reaches the Pawn b2 chooses: opposite end of the board W I % JL 10 First step Rules ofthe game Moves of the pawn: A A A i i J. A A u Attacking Creating an attack: A J. I II 11 i i i te A A A A I A i A A A 12 Firststep Defending I J.
+ 4- A piece which is under attack On the left, the queen attacks On the left, the black rook is can often be saved. The knight does attacked. The rook can move The bishop at left is being not have to move away. away, but it can also capture attacked, but he can defend Instead, the rook can protect the white rook.
himself by moving to one of the knight on c7 or b8. If Capturing (or taking) is the the six squares marked with a White then takes the knight, third way of defence. the black rook takes the The black queen on the right On the right, the black knight queen. can escape from the bishop's can only move to one square At right, Black can protect attack by moving away.
In where it cannot be captured. his attacked bishop by this case it is better to take it, moving his rook one square because the bishop is not backward (to f7).1 i A A On the left, the queen is There are two special ways The rook on e? is under attacked; she can move of protecting which are attack. He can be defended in away. Black has another way somewhat different from the various ways.
In chess you to defend himself from this previous examples.