This is a tutorial, as well as a discussion on Wizard’s Chess from Harry Potter!
But first off, let’s talk about the rules to regular chess.
In chess, there are two players and the goal of each player is to checkmate the opponent’s king, which is essentially leaving him with the inability to do anything but surrender.
Chess piece movement:
- King: The king is the most important piece but is one of the weakest. The king can only move one square in any direction.
- Queen: The queen is the most versatile piece and is one of the strongest. The queen can only move up to 8 squares in any direction but can’t change course.
- Bishop: (2 pieces on each side) The bishop may move as far as it wants but only diagonally. Each bishop starts on one colour (light or dark) and must always stay on that colour.
- Knight: (2 pieces on each side) Knights move differently from other pieces. They go two squares in one direction, and then one more move at a 90-degree angle, just like the shape of an “L”.
- Rook: (2 pieces on each side) The rook may move as far as it wants but only forward, backward, and to the sides.
- Pawn: (8 pieces on each side) The queen is the most versatile piece and is one of the strongest. The queen can only move up to 8 squares in any direction but can’t change course.
Now for the Wizarding aspects!
Unlike in muggle chess (above), the players move their pieces by speaking the name of the piece and the square it is to move to. For example, “Knight to E5”. Pretty cool, huh?
When one piece “takes” another piece, rather than picking it up off the board, the pieces actually smash each other oof the board. Aside from that, it’s all relatively similar to the muggle version.
However, it can be difficult to play since the pieces are conscious. You have to develop their trust to be able to play and for them to actually listen to your words.
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