Because it is little and there are many of them on the board, the pawn is one of the most underappreciated chess pieces. However, this is a deadly error some renowned chess players even refer to them as “the essence of chess.” One reason for this is that they can transform into any other piece save the king once they reach the other side of the board. Pawns have the fewest movement options of all of the pieces. They have the choice of moving one or two squares forward on their first move. A pawn can only move one square straight forward on all other moves. The only exception is when pawns capture the opponent’s chess pieces – then they move forward one square diagonally. The two bishops are the game’s other small pieces. They sit next to the knights and are worth three pawns each, just like the knights (some grandmasters would value them at about 3.3 pawns due to how powerful they can be in open positions).įortunately, the bishops, who were originally known as elephants, move far more easily than the knight. The bishop is the chess board’s ruler over the diagonals. The one on the left is light-squared, while the one on the right is dark-squared. When there are no other pieces in their way, bishops can move in any direction diagonally, as many squares as desired. They can capture any piece along the diagonals, and as they can reach so many squares (they can move from one end of the board right to the other in one move), they can prove very useful, especially when working in tandem. In tandem, the two bishops cover the black and white squares of the chessboard. When you have one bishop, you can only cover half of the squares. This is because the bishop only moves on the color of its starting square. Your opponent can take advantage of this by placing his pieces on squares of the opposite color. Now your bishop cannot attack his pieces. Only one queen is available to each player, and she is worth nine pawns! The Queen, with her crown on her head, is the most significant and powerful piece in the game of chess (apart from the king!).
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