Pawn promotion is probably the special move that most beginners know exists, although there's usually some confusion as to how it truly works. White castled kingside (short), and Black castled queenside (long). You can castle kingside (also known as "castling short") if your king moves to the side that's closer to the board's edge, or queenside (also known as "castling long") when you do it to the other side. Castling allows you to move two pieces at once. You can watch the video or follow the link above to find out when you're allowed to castle. When castling is allowed, you can move your king two squares to the side, grab the rook from the side you're castling to, and place it over and next to the king. It's also a crucial move because it helps you keep your king safe and quickly develop a rook. CastlingĬastling is the only move in chess that allows a player to move two pieces simultaneously-the king and a rook. Those moves are castling, promoting a pawn, and capturing en passant. These rules usually cover most games between beginners, but the time comes when you (or your opponents) have the possibility of playing a special move.
#Chess tricks how to
When learning how to play chess, most people focus on the basic movements of the pieces and what it means to give or receive a check or checkmate. There are only a few of these to learn, but they are extremely important to know! Special moves are those that allow different types of movement or capture when compared to standard movements. Here are the special moves you need to know:
In this chess term, you learn everything about the special moves of chess.
If you're just starting your chess journey, you might be caught off guard by weird moves that look too odd to be legal.
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