Pieces include the pawn, knight, bishop, rook, queen and the king
The pawn is a piece that can only move forward. It can move diagonally to capture a piece, but it cannot jump over pieces, or move backward, diagonal or sideways.
The knight is a piece that movies in an L Shape. It is the best to capture queens because it can jump over pieces. It is not worth a lot, but may be valuable for trapping enemy queens.
The bishop is a piece that movies diagonally.It is illegal to have two bishops on the same colour square. It becomes valuable in the endgame because of pawn promotions
The rook is a piece that moves vertically or horizontally. It is powerful, but it can be easily trapped if your defenses and pawn shelters are enclosing your rooks.
The queen is the most powerful piece, that can move horizontally, vertically and diagonally. Players try not to lose it, as it can assist in certain checkmates, like the four move checkmate.
The king is the most important piece. If it is captured, you lose the game. It can only move one square, in any direction.
SOME ADVANCED THINGS
A pawn promotion: If your pawn reaches the end of the board, it may be promoted to a knight, bishop, rook or queen.
Castling: Your king moves 2 spaces to the rook. Your rook moves 2 spaces, past the king. This defense strategy can be used if your king or your rook haven't moved.
Check: Your king is threatened and must be moved
Stalemate: Your king isn't in check, but your king can't move anywhere to escape
Checkmate: Your king is in check and can't move anywhere to escape
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