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Article: WHAT DO THESE PIECES DO?(Daily Break)
- Article from:
- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- December 19, 2005
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PAWN
Each player gets eight of these little guys. They may move only one space forward per turn, except the first time each pawn moves, then it may move two spaces, if you like. The only way it may capture an opponent's piece is if it's diagonal from it. But this weak piece does have a secret weapon: If a pawn moves forward all the way across the board, it is promoted to any piece, except the king.
ROOK
This piece is also called the castle. (Wonder why?) Each player gets two. It may move horizontally or vertically (side-to-side or forward or backward) but not diagonally. It may move as many spaces in one direction as you want during a turn, ...