The 2,000,000th post game

Reminds me of the following, though, which I think was made because a Jurassic Park actor defended our basic presumption of "innocent until proven guilty" regarding Woody Allen:

1-9 of about 22.

10-18 of 22.

19-22 of 22.

Though he dominated early on, this game ended with my opponent giving up.
Knights, as suggested by Riv a page or so ago, can be real game changers in Chess ...

Jessica Swanson. Because.

Injustice game "Movie" shots.

Gotta say, they either chose a VERY good model for Wonder Woman, or they have a very good graphic artist. Or both:

Watch Flavours of Youth on Netflix

The Queen

Considered the most dangerous and versatile piece on the board, the Queen chess piece is also one of the most important. Unless you are an expert chess player, losing your queen piece can easily be the final blow before falling to your opponent. Most players are willing to sacrifice just about any other piece on the board in order to save their queen. So why is the queen so important?

How A Queen Chess Piece Moves

The queen chess piece is like a combination of the Rook and Bishop chess pieces. Each player starts out with one queen piece (although any pawn that makes it to the other side of the board can be traded in for another queen, which is why some chess sets come with extra queens). The queen can move forward or diagonal in any direction. Here are a few notes:

The queen can move in any direction on a straight or diagonal path.

The queen cannot "jump" over any piece on the board, so its movements are restricted to any direction of unoccupied squares.

The queen can be used to capture any of your opponent's pieces on the board.

Most players try to keep their queen defended because of its ability to move. It is a very useful piece in any chess game and is often involved in endgame strategy. Experts try to get the queen piece toward the center of the board as soon as possible in order to help defend that space and gain an advantage over their opponent.

The queen can be used in a variety of defensive strategies and works well to defend the King no matter where the King is on the board, so long as the queen is nearby. The most dangerous piece to a queen is the opponent's knight pieces. The queen may not be able to attack a knight piece directly that is attacking the queen, so players try to be wary of their opponent's knight pieces. Advanced players may be more likely to sacrifice their queen in an attempt to win a game, though this is quite rare.

The King

The last piece to discuss on the chess board is the King piece. This piece is the game winner. Once your king is check-mated, the game is over, and your opponent wins, regardless of the score. The King chess piece is the piece you must protect the most and you cannot live without. Many experienced players, though may find themselves utilizing their king in an attempt to gain an advantage over an opponent, something weaker chess players are very leery of doing. No matter how you choose to use your King piece, he must stay alive at all costs.

How A King Chess Piece Moves

King chess pieces are somewhat limited in their movement. They cannot go riding across the chess board as quickly as most other pieces and they are easier to contain than most chess pieces from an opponent's perspective. Here are a few rules to note:

The king piece can move one single square in any direction.

The king cannot move onto a square that is currently occupied by a piece from its own team.

The king piece cannot move to any square that puts them into a "check" position.

The king piece can participate in a move known as "castling", where the piece can move up to three squares while exchanging places with a rook chess piece.

Basis tactics

Safety first, is the motto most chess players abide by when moving and using their king piece. Experienced players can use their king piece to help set traps and capture opposing pieces, though the King is rarely the aggressive piece in this situation. Most players try to keep their king piece in one of their two corners where there are fewer directions from which an attack can come. Often, castling with a rook piece early in the game gets the King piece to the corner faster, keeping the piece safer from attacks.