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How to Play Chess
Objective: Checkmate the opponent's king.
Pieces:
- ♔ King — moves 1 square any direction
- ♕ Queen — any number of squares in any direction
- ♖ Rook — any number of squares horizontally or vertically
- ♗ Bishop — any number of squares diagonally
- ♘ Knight — L-shape: 2+1 squares
- ♙ Pawn — moves forward 1 (2 on first move), captures diagonally
Special Rules:
- Castling: King and rook move together (king 2 squares toward rook)
- En passant: Capture pawn that just moved 2 squares
- Promotion: Pawn reaching last rank becomes a queen (auto)
Controls: Click a piece to select, then click destination square. Auto-deselect with right-click.