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How To Play Chess — queen 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 queen is the most powerful piece in the game and each player gets only one. They combine the movements of the bishop and the rook. Therefore, they can move horizontally, vertically or diagonally any number of squares they wish.
Capturing
Again, the queen captures the same way they move, as the illustration above shows.
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