The King can move one square in any direction: forward, backward, diagonal, or across. But it cannot move to a square which is under threat. 2. The Queen is the most powerful chess piece and can ...

Whatever your skill level, Really Bad Chess is a modern take on the classic game, where pieces are randomized ... on the number of moves that it took to checkmate the black king.

Considering its formalization in medieval Europe, chess has some unexpected quirks. The pieces are named for ... it will take the king around 24 moves to get to the same square.

The chessboard was vertical, and pegs represented pieces. There were mechanical arms to move the pegs ... a full game of chess. The machine always played white with a king and rook in a fixed ...