Playing Chess

diagonallyGeneral Adverb

on a diagonal, forward and to the left or right

set upphrase

make ready for use

valuableAdjective

very useful or helpful

captureprinciple verb, present simple

to take

pawncommon noun, plural

the weakest piece in chess; a person or group without much power

boringAdjective

not interesting

Check Matephrase

describes situation in which king cannot move

queencommon noun, singular

a very powerful piece in chess

knightcommon noun, singular

a useful piece in chess

bishopcommon noun, singular

a piece in chess that can only move diagonally

kingcommon noun, singular

the final and most important piece in chess

chesscommon noun, nonvariable

a game in which each player moves 16 pieces across a board and tries to capture the opponent’s king

rookcommon noun, singular

a piece in chess that can only move along straight lines