Each player must move one piece at a time. So, in fact, the game is played
in a succession of moves. Each piece moves after a certain rule form one square
to another and the game always starts with the player having the white pieces,
making the first move. A piece can also capture an enemy piece according to
certain rules. Some pieces are more important than others depending on their
range of action and their value; for example: the queen is the strongest piece
on the board because it has the greatest range of action while the king is the
most important piece because it is the main piece targeted by the enemy attack.
There are times when a move implies the movement of two pieces: when capturing,
castling or promoting a pawn; for example when a
player captures a piece he takes that piece outside the board and move his own
piece in its place.The purpose of the game
The game revolves around attacking the other side's king. When a king is under the threat of being captured it is said that the king is in check (usually the side attacking the king announce this by saying 'check' but this is not imposed by the rules). When a king is in check it must be moved otherwise it risks being captured (many people don't know this but the king can be captured).The objective of each player is to checkmate his opponent. That means bringing the enemy king in such a position that when attacked it has no available square on which to move. When a player checkmates his opponent king he wins the game.
