World Chess Day 2022: Significance, Theme, History, and How to Play Chess

Table of Content:

• World Chess Day (International Chess Day):
• The theme of World Chess Day
• Significance of World Chess Day
• History of World Chess Day
• How to Play Chess Game

How to Play Chess Game:

Chess Game Setup:

There are two sets of chess pieces, each in a distinct color. The sets are always referred to as "white" and "black," even though they may not actually be those colors. White and Black, respectively, are the names of the players in the two sets.

Each set has 16 pieces: a king, a queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns. Chess sets come in a broad range of designs, but the Staunton pattern is chosen for competitive play. Eight rows (called ranks) and eight columns (called files) are on the square board that is used to play the game.

There are 64 squares that alternate colors and are referred to as light and dark squares by convention. In the picture, you can see how the pieces are arranged. The pieces on White's first rank are placed from left to right as follows: rook, knight, bishop, queen, king, bishop, knight, rook. On the second rank, there are eight pawns. The black position mirrors the white position, with an equivalent piece on both files. It is easiest to remember where the king and queen should be by saying "queen on her own color," i.e., the white queen should begin on a light square, while the black queen should start on a dark square.


Movement of Chess Pieces:

Following White's turn, each player takes a turn moving one piece, with the exception of casting, which involves moving two pieces. The opponent's piece is captured and removed from play when a piece is moved to either an empty square or one where it is occupied by another player's piece.

Even though having to move is disadvantageous, a player may not skip a turn. Each component moves in a unique way.

Any piece, excluding the pawn, has the ability to capture an enemy piece if it is situated on a square to which it would be possible for them to move if the space were vacant.

• The King can move one square in any direction. In addition to this, castling is a special move that involves moving a rook along with the king. When the king is attacked, it must be countered immediately, and if this is not possible, the game ends immediately (see Check and checkmate below).
• It is possible for a Rook to move through any number of squares along a rank or file, but it is not allowed to jump over other pieces. A rook also participates in the king's castling move along with the king.
• A Bishop can travel as many squares diagonally as they choose, but they can't jump over other pieces.
• A Queen can travel however many squares along a rank, file, or diagonal and possesses the same strength as a rook and a bishop. However, she is unable to jump over other pieces.
• During a Knight's move, he moves to any square that is not on his rank, file, or diagonal. In this way, an "L" is formed: two squares vertically and one horizontally, or two squares horizontally and one vertically. A knight can leap over any other piece in the game.
• Depending on the position, Pawns may advance to the next unoccupied square within their file or can move two squares along the same file on their first move. By moving on a diagonally adjacent square, a pawn can capture an opponent's piece. When advancing along a single file, it cannot capture a piece. En passant capture and promotion are two special moves available to pawns.

Check and Checkmate in Chess Game : A king is considered to be in check if an immediate threat is present. Only if it places the king in an unchecked position does a move in response to a check become valid. The attacking piece must be a queen, rook, or bishop, and there must be a square between it and the king in order to interpose a piece between the checking piece and the king. Alternatively, the king may be moved to a square where it is not under attack. A check cannot be answered by castingling.

The goal of the game is to checkmate your opponent, which happens when your opponent's king is in check and cannot be removed by any legal means. A move that puts or removes a player's own king from the check is never permitted. Although it is customary in casual games to declare "check" when putting the opposing king under pressure, this is not required under chess's rules and is not typically done in competitions.

Promotion in Chess Game : A pawn is promoted and must be swapped for the player's choice of a queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color when it moves to its eighth rank as part of the move. The pawn is typically chosen to be promoted to the queen rank, however, underpromotion can occur when another piece is picked instead.

It is possible to have more pieces of the same type than at the game's beginning because the piece promoted has no restrictions. Inverted rooks are occasionally used in place of required pieces when they are not available, although this is not permitted in games that are sanctioned by FIDE.

Promotion in Chess Game : A pawn is promoted and must be swapped for the player's choice of a queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color when it moves to its eighth rank as part of the move. The pawn is typically chosen to be promoted to the queen rank, however, underpromotion can occur when another piece is picked instead.

It is possible to have more pieces of the same type than at the game's beginning because the piece promoted has no restrictions. Inverted rooks are occasionally used in place of required pieces when they are not available, although this is not permitted in games that are sanctioned by FIDE.

En passant in Chess Game : When a pawn moves two squares from its beginning position, if the opponent's pawn is on the square right next to the destination square on an opposite file, it can capture the pawn en passant ("in passing") by moving to the square the pawn passed over.

This may only be done on the turn that immediately follows the opposing pawn's two-square advance; otherwise, the opportunity is forfeited.

Castling in Chess Game : Castling is a move that each king can make once per game.

In order to castle, the king must be moved two squares in the direction of a rook of the same color on the same rank, and then the rook must be placed on the square that the king traversed.

If the conditions listed below are satisfied, casting is permitted:

• The king and the rook have not yet moved at any point in the game.
• The king and rook are separated by no pieces.
• The king is not under check, and he cannot move through or land on any squares that an opposing piece is attempting to occupy.
• If the rook is being assaulted or crosses an enemy square, casting is still allowed.