Basic Chess
Beginner7 min
Rooks & Queen
Rooks move horizontally or vertically. Queens combine rook and bishop movement. Neither may jump over an occupied square.
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Interactive exercise
Move along a file
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Beginner · 7 min
Rooks & Queen
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What to do
Move the rook from a1 to a7.
Rooks move horizontally or vertically. Queens combine rook and bishop movement. Neither may jump over an occupied square.
Tap a piece and destination, or drag it. The board updates immediately.
This teaching drill checks one targeted move. Other legal moves are not automatically considered chess mistakes.
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