• overview


• chess board


• set-up


• king


• queen


• rook


• knight


• bishop


• pawn


• promotion


• capturing


• en passant


• castling


• check


• checkmate


• stalemate


• win/lose/draw


• notation

The Queen

The queen is by far the most powerful piece on the chess board. If no obstacle stands in its path, a queen can travel any number of hexes in a straight path either through the corners of the hexes, or through the sides. Each player begins the game with one queen.