Introduction to the Game of Chess

Series Summary

Chess is a strategy and logical deduction game between two players that is enjoyed by children and adults alike, from park benches to convention halls across the world. Though the game of chess has taken many variations over its long history, today's form involves black and white teams orchestrated by players and has even entered the digital age, as games and tournaments are played online and via email. Using a square board composed of grids and smaller squares, the game pits a queen's army against another's, and involves the use of strategic moves and techniques using the pieces to corner an opponent's queen. Using the king, rook, bishop, pawn and knight, players execute tactics to remove the challenger's pieces and restrict the queen to certain death.

In this free video clip series, our expert will explain the basic rules of the game of chess, explaining some basic moves and techniques to use when playing the game. Learn how to do moves such as the Queen's Gambit, Fool's Mate, and castling techniques. The game of chess is explained from the opening moves to the final pin in this informative online chess lesson.

Video Transcript

"Hi! My name is Ken and I am here to talk to you about playing chess. The first thing is to look here at the chess board. Pieces here in the front are the Pawns. They go all across the board. In the back we have the Rook, we have the knight, the Bishop, the Queen, the King. On the other side we have another Bishop, another Knight and another Rook. On the back side of the board we have the same pieces. All the pieces in the front are the Pawns; in the back the Rook, the Knight, the Bishop, the Queen, the King, the Bishop, the Knight and the Rook. The object of the game is to capture the other King and in the next segment I am going to talk about the movement of the pieces, strategies, opening moves and things of this sort. You will notice that the Queen is always on a color and in this case, either white or red or this Queen is always on her color which is black and that is how you set the pieces up when you are doing this piece. "