King

The King is the most important piece in the game of chess. The goal in the game of chess is to threaten and trap the King so that escaping the King is not possible (which is called checkmate. The King is the only piece in the game of chess that cannot be captured.

Placement and movement



 * The King is always the opposite of its own color and white King is placed at e1 while the black King is placed at e8.
 * The King can move like a Queen, but only one square at a time. He's very slow, so it's better if a player left them behind.
 * The King cannot move into a square where he will be attacked.
 * The King has a special move called castling.
 * If the King is currently in check, he has to be moved away from the check into a non-attacked square.

Value

 * Though there really no official value of the King (because it cannot be captured by the players), it is estimated that the value of the King is around 3.5, which is a little more than the value of a Bishop and a Knight.
 * The King's value is slightly higher in the endgame since there are more open spaces, so he can move around easily.

Special moves and special names

 * Castling
 * Check
 * Checkmate
 * Stalemate