<![CDATA[How to Play Chess - Mahalo]]> http://www.mahalo.com//how-to-play-chess en-US Tue, 2 Jun 2009 05:49:30 UTC contact@mahalo.com contact@mahalo.com <![CDATA[King. Each player gets 8 Pawns, 2 Knights, 2 Bishops, 2 Rooks, 1 Queen and 1 King. We will take a closer look at each of these pieces and how they function in the next lesson. For now, take a look at the diagram below to see the icon that we will use to r]]> <![CDATA[frame|none|center|Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons via GNU Free Documentation License]]> <![CDATA[Knight]]> <![CDATA[Bishop]]> <![CDATA[Rook]]> <![CDATA[A chess game starts with 32 pieces on the board (16 for each player), with the White pieces lined up on one side of the board and the Black pieces lined up on the other side. There are 6 different types of pieces, each with their own unique value and move]]> <![CDATA[Queen]]>