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[[File:Video Chess - Battlefield.png|400px|center|thumb|Video Chess - Battlefield]]
=====The King=====
Each player has one king ( [[File:Video Chess Piece - Black King.png|15px]] [[File:Video Chess Piece - White King.png|15px]] ). At the start of the game White's king is on El and Black's king is on E8. The king, as its name suggests, is the most important piece in the game, and the game is over when this piece is "captured." The king can move one square in any direction - horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.
[[File:Video Chess - Knight Moves.png|400px|center|thumb|Video Chess - Possible King Moves]]
=====The Queen=====
Each player has one queen ( [[File:Video Chess Piece - Black Queen.png|15px]] [[File:Video Chess Piece - White Queen.png|15px]] ). At the start of the game White's queen is on D1 and Black's queen on D8. Some players get confused about which way the kings and queens are placed at the beginning of the game. An easy rule to remember is "White queen on white square, black queen on black square."
The queen is the most powerful piece on the board, and after the king it is the most valuable. If you lose your queen without capturing an opponent's piece, you will almost always lose the game. The queen moves horizontally, vertically or diagonally, across as many empty squares as the player wishes.
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