How Does the King Capture?

 Remember the set up of the chess board game.  In another blog, we talked about the subject we are continuing - Chess in 30 Minutes. Lets look again at the set up of the entire chess board.

Starting Chess Board Set Up

A King's moves are limited and for that and other reasons, he is the most valuable of all the chess pieces. We'll talk about that in another blog.

Right now look and see how the White and Black Kings are placed at the very start of the game. They are both in the center of the back row. They both face each other from the opposite sides of the board.

Now that seems ominous, but there is a reason for these standard positions that we can discover from this initial starting places. Think about the reasons the Kings may have to start up this way.

The next diagram shows the King has a choice of capturing either of the black pieces. He places himself where the opponent piece was. This is called capturing. Which one of those pieces would be the most beneficial for the Kings side if he were to capture it?

King can capture the Bishop or the Knight

The King is the most valuable, but also the most vulnerable as we will discuss later. There is chess history and the chess pieces that add to your understanding chess and knowing that information enables you to make good, solid strategies.
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Good strategies start with getting as much information as you need to understand the subject, in this case, the King. Think about it like this - how would you move and what is your strategic intent if you want to win.

Have fun learning!

Center - King and Queen

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