Set up the board with each side’s pieces on the first two rows
Place the white pieces on ranks 1 and 2
Place the black pieces on ranks 7 and 8
Put the rooks in the corners
Put the knights next to the rooks
Put the bishops next to the knights
Put the queen on her matching color square
Put the king on the remaining square
Place all pawns on the second row in front of the other pieces
White moves first
Take turns moving one piece at a time
Move the king one square in any direction
Move the queen any number of squares in any direction
Move the rook any number of squares horizontally or vertically
Move the bishop any number of squares diagonally
Move the knight in an L shape
Move the pawn forward one square
Move a pawn forward two squares on its first move
Capture with a pawn one square diagonally forward
Capture opponent pieces by moving onto their square
Use en passant when allowed
Promote a pawn when it reaches the last rank
Castle by moving the king and rook together under the rules
Do not move into check
Protect your king from attack
Checkmate the opponent’s king to win
Stalemate ends the game in a draw
A draw can also happen by agreement, repetition, fifty-move rule, or insufficient material