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Week 1 · Lesson 3 of 20 · About 15 minutes

The queen and the king

The strongest piece, and the one that matters most: how they move, and the king's one big rule. You'll be able to: move both, and never step the king into danger.

Arrow keys move between squares; up is towards your opponent. Enter or Space picks a piece up and puts it down. Escape puts it back.

Step 1 of 5

The queen moves like a rook and a bishop together: any straight line or any diagonal, as far as she likes.

Move the queen to the star.