{"id":1054,"date":"2021-04-25T17:10:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-25T17:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chessquestions.com\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2022-07-15T22:34:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T22:34:54","slug":"special-moves-and-rules-in-chess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chessquestions.com\/special-moves-and-rules-in-chess\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Special Moves and Rules in Chess you Should Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We all know that chess is a game that requires strategy, skill, and intuition. One of the most interesting parts of the game is the special moves. Though they may not be used frequently in your average chess match, these moves can give you an edge over your opponent if you learn them! In this article, we’ll explore some of these special moves with chess pieces<\/a> and rules with links to more detailed information on our website for those who want to learn more about them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let’s start with a list of the 3 Special moves in Chess and how often we might expect to see them happen in games, beyond the basic movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These are the three main special moves in chess that are outside the normal move abilities of each piece. Castling is the most popular followed by Pawn promotion and En passant which are far rarer an occurrence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n You can see how the frequency of use of these moves changes depending on the skill level of the player. Castling is a fundamental part of a top elite players game, but can often be either forgotten or unavailable for a novice player. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Whilst pawn promotion almost never happens at the top level, the reason for which is explained below but is more popular for novices. And then there is En Passant, a strange little rule introduced after the 2 square first move rule<\/a> was introduced for pawns, which is barely ever used at all.<\/p>\n\n\n Do you want to be a chess grandmaster?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Even if you don’t have the talent to become the next Garry Kasparov, you can still dramatically improve your chess skills and rating by learning from the Grandmaster himself in 1-2-1 Video lessons. He has over 20 courses to stream that will take you step-by-step to becoming a better player.<\/p>\n\n\nMove<\/th> GM Level<\/th> Novice Level<\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Castling<\/td> 88%<\/td> 60%<\/td><\/tr> Pawn Promotion<\/td> 2%<\/td> 7.5%<\/td><\/tr> En-Passant<\/td> 1%<\/td> Negligible<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Learn Chess From the Best at a Price you Can Afford<\/h4>\n\n\n\n