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Known as the elephant can move any number of steps on the board vertically and horizontally in a straight line. A total of two Rook’s are made available to both the teams and they are positioned on extreme edges of the board left and right sides. They are vital pieces on the board and are always present in the defence if used wisely.

The most versatile and powerful piece of all. The Queen is stationed beside the King and combines the power of rook and bishop which allows the queen to move any number of squares along a rank, file or diagonal but cannot leap over other pieces. However, Queen is vested with enough firepower to take down opponents, but make sure you do not lose your queen early in the game as it leaves the King more vulnerable to attacks and checks.

These are the frontline pieces a total of eight of them in each team. They can move vertically twice in the beginning and once after the first steps. They can capture an opponent's pieces in single left or right diagonal moves. The most distinct feature of a pawn is promotion, once a pawn is able to reach the last square of the enemies side it can revive a lost piece in its place, For example, a pawn can be turned into a Rook, knight or a queen provided these are the pieces already defeated from the board.

This piece resembles the shape of a horse. There are a total of two knights for a team. Interestingly these pieces move in an L shape using four squares across the board. They can jump opponents and one’s own pieces while moving. The knight is a lethal weapon for a team and if used in a strategical manner can lead your side to victory.

The most important piece of all, the King is placed in the centre of the board besides the Queen. The King can only move a single step at a time across the board in any of the directions. This is why the King is more vulnerable and needs protection from its army that is spread across the chessboard. King, however, can eliminate an opponent's pieces if given an opportunity. Castling is a distinct feature where the king and the rook both can be moved in a single move and it's the only move apart from the knight move where the pieces can jump over. However, the player cannot castle when the king is in check and the squares between the king and rook needs to be unoccupied. Also, castling can only be manoeuvred when the king and rook are both in their original position on the chess board.

Better known as the Camel, the piece can move any number of squares across the boards diagonally but cannot leap over the other pieces. There are a total of two bishops in a team.

In chess when a piece is captured it means that the captured piece is removed from that square and replaced by the attacking piece. In order to capture the piece, the attacking piece will have to finish its movement in the square where the opponent's piece is resting. Once the move is complete the attacking replaces the resting piece which is then removed from the play.

This happens when the King is in sight of the opponent move where the next move could eliminate the king. To remove the King from this position the player can eliminate and capture the piece threatening the king, Move the King, or Block the threat using other pieces.

This happens when the opposition’s king is in check and has no legal move to get out of it. In such an instance, the player who has imposed the checkmate is declared the winner.

In chess, promotion is the replacement of a pawn that moves to the furthest rank with a queen, rook, bishop or knight. The new piece replaces the pawn on the promotion square on the same move.