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Download the PDF file of the FIDE Laws of Chess, the official rules of the game adopted by the World Chess Federation. Learn the basic rules of play, the moves of the pieces, the chess clock, the drawn game, and more.
Learn the rules and basic concepts of chess with this handy cheat sheet. Download it as a PDF and print it for quick reference when playing OTB chess.
Download the official PDF document of the FIDE Laws of Chess, which regulate over-the-board play and competitive games. Learn the basic rules of play, the moves of the pieces, the chessclock, the drawn game, and more.
BASIC RULES OF PLAY. Article 1: The nature and objectives of the game of chess. 1.1. The game of chess is played between two opponents who move their pieces alternately on a square board called a ‘chessboard’. The player with the white pieces commences the game. A player is said to ‘have the move’, when his opponent’s move has been ‘made’.
Download the official PDF document of the FIDE Laws of Chess, which regulate over-the-board play and come into force on 1 January 2023. The document covers basic and competitive rules of play, appendices, guidelines and glossary of terms.
25 kwi 2019 · Learning the rules of chess is easy: Set up the Chess Board. Learn to move the Pieces. Discover the Special Rules. Learn who Makes the First Move. Check out the rules on How to Win. Study the Basic Strategies. Practice Playing Lots of Games. Step 1. How to Setup the Chessboard.
FIDE Laws of Chess cover over-the-board play. The Laws of Chess have two parts: 1. Basic Rules of Play and 2. Competition Rules. The English text is the authentic version of the Laws of Chess (which was adopted at the 84th FIDE Congress at Tallinn (Estonia) coming into force on 1 July 2014.
