How To Play Chess — king moves

Overview
How to set up the board
Moves

How the pawn moves
How the knight (also called the horse) moves
How the bishop moves
How the rook (also called the castle) moves
How the queen moves
How the king moves
The object of the game
Stalemate
Draw
Special Moves
Pawn Promotion

Piece Value
Player Ratings

Moving
The king moves just like the queen does, but only one square at a time. Note that the king can not be purposely moved into check. Nor can any move you make expose your king to a check. More on what check is in the object of the game.

Capturing
The king captures the same way it moves, as the illustration below shows.