HOW THE SPECIAL TEACHING METHOD WORKS
You can start a new game in which each player has only the king and eight pawns. By playing this form of “mini-
chess” you will gain valuable experience as to how the pawns and kings interact with each other. For example, how a
king can be used to attack enemy pawns, or to prevent a passed pawn from being promoted.
To start a game of mini-chess with only the kings and pawns on the board press
NEW GAME
followed by the
MODE
then by selecting
PAWN
s y m b o l .
Similarly, you can learn how each of the other piece types interacts with the kings and by pressing
NEW GAME
followed by one of the other piece type keys (KNIGHT, BISHOP, ROOK or QUEEN).
In the following pages you will learn about the pawns and the other piece types, and how they interact with each
other. The piece symbols in the chess diagrams are similar to those used on the piece type keys on your chess
c o m p u t e r .
CHESS NOTATION
We describe the moves of a chess game using a system called “algebraic notation”. The files, or vertical columns of
squares on the chessboard, are identified by the letters a-h (looking at the board from White’s side, and reading from
left to right). The ranks, or horizontal rows, are numbered 1-8, starting from the White end.
Black plays from this side
White plays from this side
So every square can be named by the letter of its file and the number of its rank - like a grid reference on a map. At
the start of the game the white king is on e1 and the black queen is on
d 8 .
“ - “ between the “from” and “to” squares indicates a simple move.
“ x “ between the “from” and “to” squares indicates a capture.
The initial letter
K
(king),
Q
(queen),
R
(rook),
B
(bishop) or
N
(knight - to distinguish it from a king), is used before
the “from” square whenever a piece other than a pawn is being moved.
Thus Ng1-f3 means “
knight moves
from g1 to
f 3
”
while
Re1xe7
means “
r o o k
on
e1 captures
on
e 7
” .
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