What chess piece can move in a straight line

Q: Which chess piece can move diagonally?

One beginner question asked frequently is Which chess piece can move diagonally?” While the Bishops are known to move diagonally any number of squares in a straight line, many other pieces in the royal family also has the ability to move diagonally.

The knight is a piece in the game of chess, representing a knight. It is normally represented by a horse's head and neck. Each player starts with two knights, which begin on the row closest to the player, between the rooks and bishops.

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The Chess Moves
Which chess piece can move diagonally?
What direction can the queen move in chess?
How do you move a knight on a chess board?
How far can a rook move in chess?
Can a bishop move in a straight line?
Can a knight move in a straight line?
What chess piece can not move diagonally?
What chess piece is most powerful and can moves in any one straight direction?

The knight move is unusual among chess pieces. It moves to a square that is two squares away horizontally and one square vertically, or two squares vertically and one square horizontally. The complete move, therefore, looks like the letter "L".

Colloquially it is sometimes referred to as a "horse", which is also the translation of the piece's name in several languages. Some languages refer to it as the "jumper", reflecting the knight's ability to move over pieces in its way.

The queen can be moved any number of unoccupied squares in a straight line vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.

The bishop has no restrictions in distance for each move but is limited to diagonal movement.

Pawns move differently than other pieces. Unlike all the other pieces, pawns cannot move backwards. Most of the time, a pawn moves by going up a single square, but the first time each pawn is moved from its starting place, it can go forward two squares.

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The Chess Moves

Each Chess Piece can move in a different way and direction

♖Rook

The Rook is another powerful piece that can move in a straight line forwards and backwards through any square on the board that isn’t occupied by another piece. To capture the other player’s pieces, the Rook needs to land directly on the piece’s square.

♗Bishop

The Bishop moves in a way that is opposite to the Rook – he can only move diagonally and step on any square that isn’t taken up by another piece. If a Bishop starts the game on a Black square, he will only be able to step on Black squares for the rest of the game, and the same goes for a Bishop that starts the game on a White square. Similarly to the other pieces, the Bishop can only capture an opponent’s piece by landing on the square that the piece is standing on.

♕Queen

The Queen, in the same way as the King, can move in every direction – horizontally, vertically and diagonally. Unlike the King, however, the Queen can move in a straight line all the way to the other side of the board, stepping on every square that isn’t taken up by another piece – making her the most powerful piece in the game of Chess! The Queen can capture a piece by landing directly on the other player’s square.

♘Knight

The Knight is a unique piece – it can move two squares forward or backward and one square to the side, or two squares to the side and one square forward or backward, so that his movements resemble the shape of an L. The Knight is the only piece in the game of Chess that can skip over the other pieces (much like a horse gallops over obstacles) when it moves.

Even though he can skip over squares while they are occupied by other pieces, the Knight can only capture a piece that is standing on the square he lands on (the tip of the L).

♔King

In Chess, the King is a slow piece that can move only one step in every direction – forward, backward, to the sides or diagonally. The King can capture any of the opponent’s pieces that are standing in any square surrounding the King.

♙Pawn

The Pawns are also unique pieces for multiple reasons:

1. For one, they can only move forwards one step at a time, and not backwards, but when they capture the other pieces they can only do so when the opponent’s piece is on a square diagonally in front of them. If another piece is standing in front of the Pawn, he will not be able to keep moving, but if an opponent’s piece is standing diagonally in front of the Pawn on the squares that are closest to him – he can capture it!

2. The Pawns’ other special ability is that only when they first more from the starting position, they can choose to jump over the square immediately in front of them, almost like a trampoline, therefore moving forward by two squares. If another piece is blocking his way, however, the Pawn won’t be able to move.

3. The Pawn has another extremely special ability – even though he is weak and small, if a Pawn manages to reach the other side of the board he can be promoted to any piece of his liking except the King (because there can only be one King in the Kingdom!). Once the Pawn is promoted, he can move in the same way as the piece he was promoted to moves. For Example, if the Pawn is promoted to a Queen he will move like a Queen, if he becomes a Knight he will move like a Knight and so on.

In the first World of our App called "Chess Basics" you will find that the first six lessons explain the basic rules of each of the pieces, including their movement.

Below are downloadable PDF Worksheets so that you can start practicing your CheckMate.

Which chess piece can move diagonally?

One beginner question asked frequently is “Which chess piece can move diagonally?” While the Bishops are known to move diagonally any number of squares in a straight line, many other pieces in the royal family also has the ability to move diagonally.

What direction can the queen move in chess?

The queen can move in any direction on a straight or diagonal path. The queen cannot "jump" over any piece on the board, so its movements are restricted to any direction of unoccupied squares. The queen can be used to capture any of your opponent's pieces on the board.

How do you move a knight on a chess board?

Here are the specifics: The Knight piece can move forward, backward, left or right two squares and must then move one square in either perpendicular direction. The Knight piece can only move to one of up to eight positions on the board. The Knight piece can move to any position not already inhabited by another piece of the same color.

How far can a rook move in chess?

The rook piece can move forward, backward, left or right at any time. The rook piece can move anywhere from 1 to 7 squares in any direction, so long as it is not obstructed by any other piece.

Can a bishop move in a straight line?

Bishop. The bishop moves in a straight diagonal line. The bishop may also not jump over other pieces.

Can a knight move in a straight line?

The knight moves unconventionally compared to other chess pieces. Whereas other pieces move in straight lines, knights move in an “L-shape”—that is, they can move two squares in any direction vertically followed by one square horizontally, or two squares in any direction horizontally followed by one square vertically.

What chess piece can not move diagonally?

For example, the King can move one square diagonally, the Queen can move diagonally any number of squares and the the pawns can capture a piece diagonally. The only pieces that cannot move diagonally are the Rooks and the Knights.

What chess piece is most powerful and can moves in any one straight direction?

The queen is the most powerful piece. She can move in any one straight direction - forward, backward, sideways, or diagonally - as far as possible as long as she does not move through any of her own pieces. And, like with all pieces, if the queen captures an opponent's piece her move is over.