En Passant - Hundreds of years ago, pawns used to only be allowed to move one square at a time. When they started moving two squares, they invented a new rule to make it difficult for one to move past another. Find out about this special type of capture in this video. This is the most unusual rule in #chess - make sure you learn it. En-passant occurs when a #pawn has just moved two squares. It's possible the very next move for the opponent to capture that pawn with one of his or her own, as if that pawn had only moved one square. #chesslessons #stayhome #learnchess

Castling - Because the king is the most important piece, you are allowed to do a special move called castling to keep it safe. Learn how to secure your king in this video.

Castling is a special move to protect your king and activate your rook. It's the only time in #chess you can move two pieces in one move. The #king moves two squares to the right or left and the rook moves directly to the other side of the king. You can only castle if neither the rook or king have moved and there are no pieces in the way. You can also not castle when in check, into check or through check.

The Pawn Promotion - When a Pawn reaches the end of the board it promotes, which means it turns into another piece.

You can promote to a Knight, Bishop, Rook or Queen. Since Queens are the most powerful piece, that is by far the most common choice.

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Chess Lessons – Learn How To Play a Chess Game: The Bishop can move diagonally like a Queen, but not forward, backwards or sideways. Each side starts with two Bishops, one on a light square and one on a dark square.

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Chess Lessons – Learn How To Play a Chess Game: The Knight is the only chess piece that doesn't go in straight line. The Knight moves two squares in one direction and then turns and goes one in another direction. For example, a Knight could move up two and one to the left. The Knight could also move two squares to the right and one square down. It always follows that two and then one pattern, which resembles an L.

Another thing that makes the Knight unique is that it's the only piece which is able to jump over other pieces.

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