The Queen Chess Piece Moves

Gothic Style
King, Queen, Bishop, Knight,
Rook, Pawn

The Queen makes all the difference in the chess game. She makes all the moves that the King moves but is virtually unlimited in the distance she travels. The only way a Queen can be stopped in one direction is if there is another chess piece in her way. This is not checkers, so she can not jump any piece. It does not matter whether the chess piece is friendly or hostile. The Queen will graciously stop before a friendly chess piece but can capture a hostile piece in one move.

See how a Queen moves in the diagram below. Notice the white pawn will stop her move.

The Queen Moves Everywhere

The only way a Queen can be stopped is if there is a friendly or a hostile piece in her way. The Queen graciously stops in front of a friendly piece and can capture a hostile piece that is in her way. You need to be aware of this ability of the Queen and try to stay out of her range, or beat her in her game. 

A limitation: the Queen moves in only one direction at a time. She can not stop and turn direction in the same play. This is true with every chess piece. They can only move in one direction. In the above diagram, the Queen can go all the way to the edge of the board from the opposite end if it is to her advantage. She truly keeps the game moving with her versatile ability to move so far in one direction at a time. 

I like to think of the moves of a Queen as sweeping. Just make sure she does not sweep too many of the opponent pieces off the board!

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