10ticks Chess

If you know the rules then Play on...

How to Make Moves

You make moves using standard algebraic chess notation. The columns (files) are labeled A through H and the rows (ranks) are numbered 1 through 8 (from White's perspective).

You make a move by naming the piece you want to move followed by the name of the square you want to move it to. The pieces are named as follows:

Piece	Notation
King	K
Queen	Q
Bishop	B
Knight	N
Rook	R

For example:

Moving the King to d2: Kd2
Moving the Knight to h4: Nh4

If you are capturing a piece, replace the hyphen (-) with an x.

Capturing the piece on d2 with the Rook: Rxd2

If two of the same type of piece (e.g. both Rooks) can make the same move, specify which rook you want to move by naming its file. For example:

Both rooks can legally move to c4. To move the Rook on the A-file: Rac4

Move pawns by simply naming the target square.

Move the E-pawn to e4: e4

Capture with pawns by naming the starting file and the target square.

E-pawn captures the d6 square: exd6

You can castle King-side or Queen-side:

King-side (short) castle: O-O
Queen-side (long) castle: O-O-O

To resign, simply type "resign" or "resigns".

Finally, to promote a pawn, add a / followed by the name of the new piece to the normal move notation.

Promote a pawn moving to e8 to a queen: e8/Q
Promote a pawn capturing h8 to a Knight: gxh8/N

Now Play on...