How to Play Chess: The Basics

In this piece I plan on sharing with you some of the basics of chess to help you know how the game is played and one or two basic set up rules.

One thing I need you to know is that chess is a game of talent and as any talent it can be learned. If you are really serious about learning the correct way to play chess and improving it will take some discipline on your part to take time and observe the game, research your games and play Plenty Of games to get better.

Nothing can replace the experience of just simply playing more games and different opponents. After you get the bravery to play your first game, then your second, then your 3rd you may begin to find what playing style you are comfortable with and start dominating your opponents.

Now let’s get into a few of the fundamentals.

The Basics of Chess:

Chess is a two player board game, one player plays with white pieces and one player plays with dark pieces. Each player starts with 16 pieces and take turns moving one piece at a time generally.

The adversary with the light pieces moves first and you can think of your chess pieces as your armed forces of infantrymen going to war. The main objective of the game is to attack your opponent, eat as many of their pieces as possible and eventually trap their king which is known as “checkmate”.

Although your principal objective is to catch your opponents King this won't be the case each game. There are a pair other ways in which a game can end:

• One way is a stand-off where neither opponent can checkmate the other OR when one players king isn't in check but is surrounded in such a fashion that irrespective of where he moves he would be putting himself in check which isn't a legal move.

• Another type of stalemate is when both opponents have caught all of each others pieces Excepting their kings. This is a stand-off as you can’t checkmate with only the kings on the board.

• The last and final way that a game can end is if one player throws in the towel and quits. Though you shouldn't EVER give up a game you can do it by simply knocking over your king and let your opponent know you are quitting.

The reason you shouldn't ever give up a game is often because you never can tell what can occur and what it takes is ONE mistake from your contestant for you to fully take over the game.

One fast tip to recollect is whoever controls the center 4 squares controls the game and is in a better position to attack. So keep this in mind when you play your first game.

One thing I learned really early in my chess career was to always be attacking and protecting. This suggests you always want to attack your adversary while still defending your pieces. If you can keep your opponent retreating then you are in good condition.

Now I inspire you to go and play your first game. There are numerous places where you can play against other amateurs players. One of the more preferred places to play is at chess.com.

If you do not feel snug playing your first game and feel you need to learn a few more things I am going to chase up this article with with a few more articles like how to set up the board correctly and how each piece moves.

If you want to learn more about chess right now you can got to my How To Play Chess For Beginners website.

You also do need a chess board if you want to play offline I wrote a review on where it's possible to find a great Wooden Chess Set if you want to check that out.