Scribd
Upload
93 views10 pages

Chess Pieces: A Guide To Fuedalism

The document discusses the origins and symbolism of the chess pieces in relation to medieval European society. The king represents the actual monarch who led the kingdom, while the queen and bishop held prominent religious and political roles. Knights were wealthy, educated men who fought on horseback for the king. Rooks symbolized castle walls and protection. Pawns represented peasant farmers who worked the land for the king. The chessboard layout mirrors the strategic positioning of pieces in battle.

Uploaded by

shaira alliah de castro
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
93 views10 pages

Chess Pieces: A Guide To Fuedalism

The document discusses the origins and symbolism of the chess pieces in relation to medieval European society. The king represents the actual monarch who led the kingdom, while the queen and bishop held prominent religious and political roles. Knights were wealthy, educated men who fought on horseback for the king. Rooks symbolized castle walls and protection. Pawns represented peasant farmers who worked the land for the king. The chessboard layout mirrors the strategic positioning of pieces in battle.

Uploaded by

shaira alliah de castro
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PPTX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 10

CHESS PIECES A guide to

fuedalism
CHESS

 Many of you are probably familiar with the game of chess. But
did you know chess has been played for over 5,000 years?
 If you play chess, then you would know the pieces: King,
Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook, and Pawn. But you may not
know exactly what they portray
 The whole game board, which closely resembles a
checkerboard, represents the battlefield upon which the
pieces fight on.
KING

The king is the most


important piece in the
game. In Medieval times,
the king was always the
most important thing in
the kingdom (and still is
now). Although he can
only move one space at a
time, if your king is
captured, you lose the
game
QUEEN

The queen is also a very


important piece in the
game.
She can move any way
she wants, as many
spaces as she wants,
which makes her a
prominent and favourite
piece.

The queen represents


herself in the game.
BISHOP

The third-most important


piece is the bishop. The
bishop can move
diagonally.
 The bishop represents the
church and religion and is
located on either side of
the king and the queen
(who stand in the center of
the second row).
 In Medieval Europe, the
bishop was second in line
with the king and queen.
KNIGHTS

The knight is another self-


representing piece. The
knights can move in an L-
shape.
 The knight piece is actually
that of a horse's head,
because that's what knights
rode.
 In Medieval times, knights
weren't poor, as you may
think. On the contrary, only
the highly educated and
wealthy men could become a
knight.
ROOK

At the end of the


second row, there
stands the rook (often,
unprofessionally,
known as the "castle"
or the "tower").

The rooks represent the


castle's walls, which
protect the king, queen,
bishop, and knights.
PAWN

The pawns are the only pieces


to stand in the front row and
there are more of them than
any other pieces on the board.

 The pawns represent the serfs,


or peasants, who had to pay
money to live on the king's
land.

They had to work hard, and


were still very poor. Although
they aren't really there to
"protect," they stand in the
front row
CHESS BOARD LAYOUT
The King can only move one
square
The Queen can move as many as SUMMARY
CHESS
she wants in any direction MOVES
The Knights can only move in an
L shape of four squares
Bishops move diagonally as
many as they want
Rooks can move horizontally or
vertically as many as they want
Pawns can only move one square
( two on their first move)
The aim is to get the King!

You might also like