♔ Chess Pro

Capture the opponent's King by putting it in checkmate — a position from which it cannot escape.

• King ♔ — moves 1 square in any direction
• Queen ♕ — moves any number of squares in any direction
• Rook ♖ — moves any number of squares horizontally or vertically
• Bishop ♗ — moves any number of squares diagonally
• Knight ♘ — moves in an L-shape (2+1). Can jump over pieces
• Pawn ♙ — moves 1 square forward, captures diagonally

Castling — Move the King 2 squares toward a Rook; the Rook jumps to the other side. Neither piece may have moved previously.

En Passant — If a pawn advances 2 squares past an opposing pawn, that opposing pawn may capture it as if it moved only 1 square.

Promotion — When a Pawn reaches the far rank it promotes to any piece (usually a Queen).

Click a piece to select it — valid moves highlight on the board.

Click a highlighted square to complete the move.

Use Undo / Redo to step through moves, and New Game to restart.

• Control the center — place pawns and knights on central squares early.
• Castle early to protect your King.
• Develop all your pieces before launching an attack.
• Start on Beginner difficulty and work your way up!