a. Meet the Rook!
Today, Kids, we learn how to move the chess pieces! We begin with a powerful, simple piece: the rook!
Chess for kids
I. First Moves
1. The chess pieces
b. Meet the Bishop!
This video teaches you how to move the tricky bishop and what the crazy and weird word, "diagonal," means!
BISHOP
c. Meet the Queen!
This video shows you which two pieces combine to make the super-powerful queen and tests your newfound knowledge with some exercises where you have to think ahead!
QUEEN
d. Meet the King!
By now you know how the queen moves, but what about her husband, the king?! He's not as fast, but he's still super-important as this video explains!
KING
e. Meet the Pawn!
This video is all about the little guys! It demystifies the pawns. You get eight of these small but tricky guys so you'd better use them well!
PAWN
f. Meet the Knight!
The knights can be tricky pieces, hopping all around the chessboard! This video explains the mysterious movements of these pet horses (just don't call them horses; they are proud to be tricky knights!)