Other Rules


Castling:  This is one of the most basic defensive moves which in order to make there must be no pieces between the king and either rook and the squares between the king and the rook mustn’t be threatened.  When both of these requirements have benn met then you move your king over two squares towards the rook with no pieces between it and the king.  You also move the rook your king has moved toward over the king one space.

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neither player can castle because balck would cross a threatened
sqaure and white is in check

Promotion:  A player can promote his pawn into a different piece by moving a pawn to the other side of the board from where started.  Once your pawn has reached the other side of the board than you can turn your pawn into any piece you want (once your pawn has reached the other side of the board promoting it takes up one move.)

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Resign and Draw Proposals:  A player can resign a game meaning that he has lost and hi opponent has won.  Also after a player has made has made his move than he can request a draw, if his opponent accepts than the game is a draw if his opponent denies than the game goes on.

Repetition of moves:  when the same move has been made three times in the same position by the same player than the player to move can call a draw.

50 Moves Rule:  If 50 consecutive moves have been made by both players without pieces being taken or pawns being moved than the game is a draw.



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