Queen

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The Queen is the most powerful piece.

She combines the power of both the rook and the bishop and thus can move in any straight line, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

As with the rook and bishop, if she can reach a square where an opponent's piece sits, she can capture it.

Please note that capturing is not mandatory: when a capture is possible a piece still has the choice of declining it and can go somewhere else or the player can simply decide to make another piece.

Notes

• Queen is the most powerful and the strongest piece in chess.
• There are in total of two Queens in the chess board.
• There are only one Queen on each side (White and Black).
• A Queen is worth nine points (the most point in all of the pieces).

How to protect your Queen

• Try to 'hide' your Queen behind pawns, so that the pawns will help prevent their enemies to capture the Queen easily.
• Try not to place your Queen in front of the King. The opponent might uses his/her Rook to give you a threat on the Queen and your Queen, obviously will be captured in the next move or so.
• Be careful that a Knight will 'fork' on your King and your Queen at the same time. To prevent this, move your Queen far away from your King.