POWERPOINT

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BELOTSERKOVSKII, 2026
Tutorial for students of the Physics Department at NSU

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STEP 1. THE
CHESSBOARD
AND
PIECES.
PREPARING
THE CHESSBOARD HAS 64 SQUARES;
PLACE THE PIECES ON THE
CHESSBOARD;
FIRST, YOU CAN MOVE A PAWN OR A
KNIGHT;

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A PAWN CAN MOVE ONE OR TWO
SQUARES FORWARD ON IT’S FIRST
MOVE.
A PAWN CAN CAPTURE OTHER PIECES
BY MOVING ONE SQUARE DIAGONALLY
FORWARD.
WHEN A PAWN REACHES THE 8th RANK,
IT CAN BE PROMOTED TO A KNIGHT,
ROOK, BISHOP OR QUEEN. (EXCEPT A
KING)

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A KNIGHT MOVES IN «L» SHAPE: TWO
SQUARES IN ONE DIRECTION AND ONE
SQUARE PERPENDICULAR TO IT.
A KNIGHT CAN CAPTURE AN ENEMY
PIECE IF IT STANDS ON A SQUARE THAT
THE KNIGHT CAN REACH WITH LSHAPED MOVE.
THE KNIGHT IS THE ONLY PIECE THAT
CAN JUMP OVER OTHER PIECES.

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A BISHOP MOVES DIAGONALLY AND
STAYS ONLY ON SQUARES OF IT’S OWN
COLORS.
CANNOT JUMP OVER OTHER PIECES.
THE BISHOP CAN CAPTURE AN ENEMY
PIECE IF IT STANDS ON A SQUARE THAT
THE BISHOP CAN REACH.

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THE ROOK MOVES ANY NUMBER OF
SQUARES HORIZONTALLY OR
VERTICALLY;
LIKE THE BISHOP AND THE KNIGHT, THE
ROOK CAN CAPTURE ENEMY PIECES BY
MOVING TO THEIR SQUARE;
CASTILING IS POSSIBLE IF THE KING
AND ROOK HAVE NEVER MOVED, THE
SQUARES BETWEEN THEM ARE EMPTY,
AND THE KING IS NOT IN CHECK.

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THE MOST POWERFUL PIECE ON THE
BOARD;
MOVES ANY NUMBER OF SQUARES
HORIZONTALLY, VERTICALLY, OR
DIAGONALLY;
COMBINES THE POWER OF ROOK +
BISHOP IN ONE PIECE;
CAN CAPTURE ANY ENEMY PIECE THAT
STANDS IN IT’S PATH.

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THE KING MOVES ONE SQUARE IN ANY
DIRECTION, BUT HE CAN NEVER MOVE
INTO CHECK;
CHECKMATE OCCURS WHEN THE KING IS
IN CHECK AND HAS NO LEGAL ESCAPE —
THE GAME ENDS IMMEDIATELY.
STALEMATE IS A DRAW: THE KING IS
SAFE, BUT THE PLAYER HAS NO LEGAL
MOVES LEFT.