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Welcome to Part 2 of Chess Pieces: King, Queen, Rook, Knight, Bishop & Pawn. If you have not read Part 1, then refer to  this . Let us continue with the check, capture, and basic checkmate patterns of each piece. Check by each piece: We have already learnt about the piece movement in article Part 1. Let us now learn how each piece gives a check with a demonstration: We all know that the check is given only to the King. By King:  King doesn't have the ability to give checks to each other.  By Queen:  Just like how it moves, the Queen gives checks through files, ranks or diagonals.  Position:  W-Kb3,Qg5  B-Kg8 Example of a check by the White Queen to the Black King through the direction: Files (Vertical). By Rook:  Just like how it moves, the Rook gives checks through files or ranks. Position:  W-Kb3, Rb7  B-Kh7 Example of a check by the White Rook to the Black King through the direction: Rank (Horizontal). By Bishop:  Just l...

In Chess , each piece has a unique way of moving across the board, giving checks & capturing the opponent's pieces. Understanding these basic movements, techniques & their limitations is essential to master the game of chess. It is important to note that all pieces in the chessboard are very important even though they have their own restrictions. In different gameplays, different chess pieces will prove to be the key piece that will push us towards victory. Therefore, no piece is any less than the other. We will realise this when we encounter different positions where different pieces contribute in their own way and pave the path towards advantage. In this article, we will introduce the movements of all pieces, its capturing style, how it gives checks with examples along with basic checkmate pattern of each piece. We will also look into the value of each piece and the notation symbol used to represent these pieces. To start with, let us first know the total number of chess ...