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square which it can reach in a
straight line, either perpendicularly or horizontally, unless there is
another piece of the same colour in the way, in which case it can only
move as far as the square immediately in front of that piece. If it is an
opposing piece which blocks the way, he can move on to the square
that piece occupies, thereby capturing it. The piece thus captured is
removed from the board. The Bishop can operate along either of the
diagonals of which the square on which he is standing forms part. A
Bishop on a White square can there fore never get on to a Black one.

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8 | #R | #Kt| #B | #Q | #K | #B | #Kt| #R
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7 | #P | #P | #P | #P | #P | #P | #P | #P
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6 | | | | | | | | |

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2 | ^P | ^P | ^P | ^P | ^P | ^P | ^P | ^P
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1 | ^R | ^Kt| ^B | ^Q | ^K | ^B | ^Kt| ^R
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DIAG. 1.
The Queen commands both the straight and the oblique lines which
start from the square she stands on, and therefore unites the power of
both Rook and Bishop in her movements.
The King has similar powers to the Queen, but curtailed, inasmuch as
he can only move one step at a time. He therefore only controls one
neighbouring square in any direction.
The Knight plays and captures alternately on White and Black squares,
and only reaches such squares as are nearest to him without being
immediately adjacent; his move is as it were composed of two steps,
one square in a straight line, and one in an oblique direction. Diagram 2
will illustrate this.

[Footnote: I should like to quote my friend Mr. John Hart's clever
definition of the Knight's move, though it may not be new. If one
conceives a Knight as standing on a corner square of a rectangle three
squares by two, he is able to move into the corner diagonally opposite.]
The pawns only move straight forward, one square at a time, except at
their first move, when they have the option of moving two squares. In
contrast to the pieces, the pawns do not capture in the way they move.
They move straight forward, but