How To Play Chess: Learn All The Rules Of The Royal Game

Learn how to play chess, one of the most popular games on the planet! In this video, IM Danny Rensch will teach you all the rules of the game.

Chess does not need to be complicated. This video will show you all the rules you need to learn to start playing chess. From setting up the board to how each piece moves, Danny will give you hints to remember every rule. Here's a summary of what you'll learn in this video:

The pieces

Rooks: rooks move up and down, left and right, for as many squares as they want;
Bishop: bishops move diagonally as many squares as they want;
Queen: queens move to all directions, as many squares as they want;
Knight: knights move like a capital L and jump over other pieces;
Pawn: pawns move up the board one square (or two on their first move) and capture diagonally one square. Pawns also have a special capture called "en passant."
King: kings move one square in every direction and can't move into check.

Checks and Checkmate. Draws

When a king is under attack, the king is in check. If the player under attack can't move their king out of the way, block the attack, or capture the attacking piece, the king is in checkmate, and they lose the game. The game ends in a draw if a king is not under attack and can't move anywhere (because it would move into check), and there are no other legal moves to make.

Castling

There's another special rule in chess called "castling." That rule allows players to move their king and one of the rooks at the same time. The king goes two squares to the side of the rook, and the rook jumps over the king and lands next to it. However, players can only castle under certain conditions.

Setting Up The Board

Finally, Danny will teach you how to set up the board, so you can start playing chess over the board!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:39 The rook
01:05 The bishop
01:44 The queen
02:23 The knight
03:44 The pawn
04:56 Pawn captures
05:30 Pawn promotion
06:25 En passant rule
08:34 The king
09:39 Check
10:30 Getting out of check
11:50 Checkmate
13:27 Stalemate
14:31 Castling
15:54 Two final notes about castling
16:59 Setting up the board

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[calumfairweather]

It’s so nice to be able to refresh our brains on the basics of playing chess every so often

[sawfish]

This is the best guide for beginners I found so far

[philj]

Hey, I already knew the rules of chess, but I just wanted to leave positive feedback. This is one of the best tutorials I've seen for the rules of any game, ever. The way you speak is clear and concise. The pacing is absolutely perfect. The idea to progress with ascending levels of complexity was also genius. The hand movements to demonstrate possible moves as well as the visual overlay with those arrows was a perfect touch that aids in cementing your understanding. Really, I am just chuffed because of how impressive the quality of this video is. I've honestly never used the youtube comment section to leave positive feedback before and I wish I could pay you to explain the rules of any board game I may want to learn. Great job!

[thierryaragao]

These types of videos are great for the beginners, with such great quality it can reach and teach a lot of people. Great work!

[ExiledQ]

great tutorial. Thank you so much! about to start my chess journey at 30. never too late

[cestmoi]

An excellent video for demonstrating the game! 40 years ago, my dad brought chart paper home from work to draw out all this information; he worked so hard to try to help me master the game. I'm still a beginner, but this video has helped refresh my understanding of en passant and castling. Thank you!

[neilpatrick]

True chess players know that the pieces are called juicers.

[cloudy]

Does anyone else already know the basic rules, but are watching this? I am! 😂😅

[nunj]

chess title thing
0:00 intro
0:28 the pieces
v 00:39 the rook
1:05 the bishop
1:44 the queen
2:23 the knight
v 3:44 the pawn
4:56 pawn captures
5:30 pawn promotion
6:25 en passant rule
v 8:34 the king
9:34 check
10:30 getting out of check
11:50 checkmate
13:27 stalemate
14:31 castling
15:54 two last notes about castling
16:59 setting up the board

[asdfoifhvjbkaos]

if you still don't get en passant, here's how you can understand it with gamer terms:
when a pawn moves 2 spaces forward, it leaves an extra hitbox behind it that can only be attacked by enemy pawns and lasts for 1 turn

[kathrynd]

Great instruction! I am looking forward to getting started! Now let's hope I remember everything!

[Hi_Bestie]

If your confused about En passant, this is my conclusion:

En passant can be done when your opponent’s pawn passed beside your pawn on their pawn’s first move. by then, you can capture their pawn while moving forward.

[artkid]

Great tutorial, ive been trying to learn and play chess for years but on and off due very little tutorials for beginners and just youtubers rambling on about strategies. I kinda wished they taught this at school

[peckerdecker]

Thank you very much for the explanation.
Last time I played chess was in a primary school 1986!
Now In 2023- I m tempted to order a chess board:)

[caionascimento]

7:31 - are you sure it's not an obligation? Lol

[MartinLutherMP]

almost three decades of playing experience and yet the most effective explanation to have. Two thumbs up!

[soumyajitroy]

All newcomers just one advice, play Ke2 to draw

[marinvedris]

Honestly I have no idea why I'm watching this after playing hundreds of games...but I am still watching

[bc]

Also note that you can only capture En Passant on the next move after your opponents pawn tries to pass you. If you do not capture with en passant on your very next move you will no longer be able to capture via en passant.

[leslyfallen]

Really helpful, great explanation, amazing visuals. 10/10 would watch recommend.