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A KI is usually described as a male sovereign or monarch,
who holds by life tenure the chief authority over a country and people. The KI regards his subjects as his children and admonishes his administrators to observe gentleness in dealing with them. The KI seems to radiate a powerful authority and a strange
intensity of feeling, characteristic of statuary art. He sits on his throne with his face radiating both authority and love - a haunting beauty - his majestic presence inspiring awe and
a sense of mystery.
Tudor Kings and
Queens chess
set. Among the established favourite
chess sets in our range, this set depicts the Tudor King, Henry VIII, with his
daughter, who became Elizabeth-I (not to be confused with Elizabeth-II who is
of a more recent vintage). This is an
ideal theme for a chess set because of all the cunning plans of the famous Archbishop Cranmer, who
is featured here in our Tudor set as the Bishop. King Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth
I, together with Archbishop Cranmer and other characters of the Tudor period,
are used to form a most attractive and interesting chess set. This richly gilded and decorated set brings
alive the colours and fashion styles of the period. Printed Parchment Story Sheets are supplied with each of these
sets which give the history of the set and details of their characters. Packaged in a fitted presentation box.
Crafted and imported from England. Chess sets and
accessories directory Click
Here. Below: Not
Painted. A long established favourite chess
set in our range, this set depicts the Tudor King, Henry VIII, with his
daughter, who became Elizabeth I.
‘The KI never dies’
[Commentaries on the laws of England].
‘Punctuality
is the politeness of KIs’.
One of the
major figures (MPs) in the game of chess moving one cell in any
direction. One of the twelve chess draught
pieces: K1 to
K12. The KI is known under different
names in differing countries - see below.
The KI in the 13th century was allowed to make a leap, but only once in a game, and from this idea the castling move evolved.
You must try to keep your KI safe at all times as the aim of the game is
to capture the enemy KI (++CM). At the beginning of a game it is best to move His Majesty to the side of the board by castling. If left in
the center he is exposed to assault as the rest of your MPs/mps are developed. He is
strongest in the endgame when there are few MPs and/or mps remaining and can help checkmate the opponent’s KI or
even win MPs/mps. Your KI can only
move one cell per move and so has no attacking power during the early part of
the game.
“That the KI can
do no wrong, is a necessary and fundamental principle of the English
constitution”. [Commentaries on the
laws of England].
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English Monogram |
King KI |
Chess (old) Chesmayne (new) |
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French |
Roi |
Les echecs |
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German |
Koning |
Schachspiel |
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Italian |
Re |
Gli scacchi |
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Spanish |
Rey |
Ajedrez |
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Portuguese |
Rei |
Xadrez |
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Russian |
Korol |
IIIaxmatbl |
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Arabic |
Shah |
Ash-shatranj |
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Latin |
Scacus |
Scaci |
The KI may move only 1 cell vertically, horizontally or
diagonally.
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Kingside castling =
0-0. Queenside castling = 0-0-0.
%Q and %K in the Chesmayne
Notation.
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KI |
KI |
KI & QU |
KI |
KI & QU |
KI |
KI, QU & PA |
The cell on which the KI resides (Level-1, $E01). French: the sofa upon which the KI of France sat when holding formal sessions of parliament. A game of chess/session.
The KI plays two parts in the
game, while he is usually passive at first, later he frequently assumes an
active role. In fact, in the endgame the KI often has great influence as an active MP. In the middle of the board
he controls eight cells, all those in his immediate vicinity, and this is
mainly useful in protecting his own mps and attacking your opponent’s.
In the middle game it
is above all the passive function of the KI that is predominant. The danger of checkmate not only nearly
always prevents him from taking part in the struggle with the enemy MPs/mps but
often even compels his own MPs/mps to give him care and protection. Cases where the KI supports the other
MPs/mps in attack are extremely rare in the middle game. It is much commoner in the middle game for
the KIs qualities to be turned to advantage in defense, in the protection of his own MPs and mps. If a MP attacks your KI try to interpose a MP/mp that attacks the checking MP/mp if possible. Try to +CH the opposing KI and oblige him to move, thus depriving your adversary’s
KI of the right to castle (this is considered good play).
Sometimes you can give a sequence of +CHs or even sacrifice a MP, to force the KI into the middle of B$D (rank-8), where the KI can be attacked by your other MPs/mps. In the endgame phase your KI should be
busily engaged and used to compensate for his previous inactivity. The result of a game may depend on your
skill in managing the KI.
“Soon there will
be only five KIs left – the KI of England, the KI of spades, the KI of clubs,
the KI of hearts and the KI of diamonds”. See Tarot.
During the Middle Ages the
word ‘scacus’ was used for ‘KI’ but, during later periods ‘scacus’ was used for
any of the chess MPs/mps and its plural ‘scaci’ was used to denote the game of traditional chess itself. The French retain the plural form ‘les
echecs’, and the Italians ‘gli scacchi’.
In Ancient Mesopotamia kingship was said to have come from heaven - the
KIs position was given by the gods and his principal duty is to serve them. As mediators between gods and people KIs have an important place
and many religious
obligations, including the building and maintenance of temples. KIs are leaders of the national army and
shepherds of their peoples and also connected with justice, protection of the poor, widows and orphans. In ancient Israel the sacred character of the monarchy is shown by the fact that monarchs were anointed by YHWH, usually
though the medium of a prophet or priest (1-Samuel 10:1). In Israel they were not divine but ruled as
YHWH’s servant.
The biblical
model of monarchy influenced the medieval Christian concept of kingship where
the KI was held to rule by ‘divine right’.
The KI was originally called ‘Rey’ and his movement very restricted (not being allowed to move at all
except for the necessity of extricating himself from +CH). In the 13th century he was
allowed to move one cell forward but not permitted to move or capture
diagonally. Eventually (finally) he was
allowed to move and capture one cell in any direction which is the way he moves
today – everybody accepts his present moving ability – its just the way it is –
nobody complains! The KIs range has
never extended beyond one cell.
01A KI: Bible: the word derives from a root meaning to counsel or advise, ‘wise men’. God is called KI of Israel,
Psalms. Jesus is referred to as KI of the Kingdom in the book of Revelation. In civil matters the KI is the final court
of appeal and sometimes the head of religious orders. KI David and KI Solomon
appointed and dismissed High Priests.
Their officials were the commander-in-chief, captain of the bodyguard,
the KIs remembrancer or recorder (Prime Minister), scribe (Secetary of State), the Chamberlain of the household and
other minor officials. Magi in the plural: ‘magus’ means ‘wise men.’ KI or emperor and often thought of as the embodiment of God. In alchemy, the prima materia.
Kingfisher: symbol of marital happiness when seen flying in pairs. KIs daughter or princess:
symbol of the goal which the hero must reach. KIs son or prince:
the shining hero. KIs path:
straight.
01B Melchizedek: KI of Salem and Priest of God most High (friend of Abraham). The Messiah combined the offices of KI and High Priest. Messiah = anointed. In
Jewish expectation the Messiah is viewed as God’s instrument (not a divine figure). Zedek
is the Hebrew name for Jupiter and means ‘justice’. It is
also the root name for the Messiah.
Zadik means ‘the just one’.
02 Aztecs:
appointed a youth KI for a year, then tore out his heart.
03 Irish myth: KIs and heroes are bound by contradictory ‘geasa’ (plural ‘geis’), or magical prohibitions. To obey one
‘geis’ means to disobey another, leading to fated death.
04 Stag-King: also
known as the ‘horned god’, ‘green-man’, alias Cernunnos. The tradition of a man wearing stag-skins
being chased, killed and eaten (the hunter becoming the hunted) dates back to
at least 20,000 BC, as indicated by Paleolithic cave-painting at Alamira in
Spain and in the French Ariege.
05 Henry-VII:
first Tudor KI of England (1485-1509) justified his seizure of the throne by
claiming descent from KI Arthur. Naming his
first son Arthur, he damned his predecessor, Richard-III, as a hunchbacked
tyrant who had murdered the two young sons in the Tower.
06 Geoffrey of Monmouth:
Fabulist: euphemerised the Aeneas myth and claimed, in ‘The History of the KIs
of Britain’, that the Britons were descended from Brutus, the great-grandson of
Aeneas.
07 China: Hsi Peh: ‘Chief of the West’ also known as ‘The
Literary KI’.
08 Alain le Gros: also
known as the fisher KI.
09 Seelie-Court: The Blessed
Court of the Fairies and
the Aes Sidhe of Ireland.
10 Wren: The KI of
the birds. Kingfisher: also known as the
Halcyon (Halcyon Days).
11 KIs Highway:
situated in the hills of Jordan.
12 Egypt: Valley of the KIs.
13 Israel: for a time the Israelites
were ruled by judges - then they asked for a KI.
14 Die Fledermaus:
opera by Johan Strauss. Comedy, premiered in Vienna in 1874. The final scene sees the company reconciled
as friends, singing the praises of KI Champagne.
15 I Samuel: 10:24 - ‘God save
the KI’.
16 ‘God save our
gracious KI! Long live our noble KI’
(attributed).
Tomb - Valley Of The KIs – Egypt
17 Erasmus: “Scitum
est inter caecos luscum regnare posse”.
“It is well known, that among the blind the one-eyed man
is KI”.
18 Plato: Every KI springs from
a race of slaves, and every slave has had KIs among his ancestors.
19 Shelley: My
name is Ozymandias, KI of KIs: Look on
my works, ye Mighty, and despair! - Ozymandias.
20 Wesley: Hark! The herald angels
sing, Glory to the new born KI.
21 KI Cole:
Legendary KI. Colchester is named in
his honour.
22 The Dolphin is called the ‘KI of Fishes’ and the ‘Arrow of the Sea’.
23 KI of Misrule: mediaeval and Tudor times (director of horseplay and festivities) at Christmas. A KI of Misrule
was appointed at the royal court and at Cambridge and Oxford.
24 A KI Log: a KI who rules in peace and quietness (never makes his power felt).
25 Pleionosis: exaggeration
of one’s own importance (Ozymandia syndrome).
Universal to humankind and responsible for titles such as KI of KIs,
Grand Imperial Wizard, His Royal Highness, the Right Honorable, Learned
Gentlemen, Esquire etc.
26 Shakespeare, Hamlet: “I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a KI of
infinite space”.
27 Dey: titular
appellation of the commanding officer of the Janissaries of Algiers and later
the sole ruler (KI). Governor, pasha,
maternal uncle.
28 Crocus: from the saffron species the clothes of gods and KIs are made - being ‘gold-yellow’ - symbol of light and majesty.
29 Jewels: symbol of earthly stars/starlets and showgirls etc. KIs and QUs crowns, the breastplate of high priests, fairy
tale castles and Holy Jerusalem are encrusted with many types of jewels.
In old India, the king in chess was called “k’sh”,
and that he connects the word’s meaning to “Kush”. Also, the Indians called the squares of the chessboard “k’sh-tagara”,
which means granary [king’s granary?], or “fertility squares” (connection with
fertility and especially with Venus, in all of
her various forms). The mayan name for
our sun is Kinich Ahau “k’sh” = “kini’ch”.
The Mayan names for the MPs/mps are given below. [from Goddess web page].
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Mayan piece names |
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King |
Ahau |
Yellow
Sun |
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Queen |
Lamat |
Yellow
Star |
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Warrior |
Cib |
Yellow
Warrior |
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Counselor |
Ix |
White
Wizard |
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Pawn |
Eb |
Yellow
Human |
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Rook |
Ben |
Red
Skywalker |
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Knight |
Akbal |
Blue
Night |
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Bishop |
Kan |
Yellow
Seed |
30 Film:
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Film Name |
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1927 |
The King of Kings (Warner) |
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1927 |
King of the Herd |
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1928 |
King Cowboy |
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1930 |
King of Jazz |
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1931 |
King of the Wild |
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1931 |
The King of the Wild Horses |
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1933 |
King Kong |
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1936 |
King of the Damned |
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1936 |
The King Steps Out |
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1937 |
King Solomon's Mines |
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1942 |
King Arthur was a gentleman |
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1942 |
King of the Mounties |
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1949 |
King of the Rocket Men |
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1952 |
King of the Congo |
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1953 |
King Lear |
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1954 |
King of the Coral Sea |
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1954 |
King Richard and the Crusaders |
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1955 |
King of the Carnival |
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1956 |
The Ten Commandments. (Cecil B De Mille) Epic |
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1956 |
The King and four Queens |
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1956 |
The King and I |
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1957 |
A King in New York |
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1958 |
King Creole |
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1959 |
Ben Hur |
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1961 |
King of Kings |
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1963 |
Kings of the Sun |
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1964 |
King and country |
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1964 |
The Gospel According to St Matthew. |
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1965 |
The Greatest Story Ever Told |
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1965 |
King Rat |
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1966 |
King of Hearts/Le Roi de Coeur |
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1970 |
King Lear II |
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1972 |
The King of Marvin Gardens |
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1972 |
King Boxer |
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1973 |
Jesus Christ Superstar |
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1976 |
Kings of the Road |
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1976 |
King Kong II |
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1977 |
Jesus of Nazareth |
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1980 |
The Kingdom of Diamonds |
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1988 |
The Last Temptation of Christ |
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2004 |
The Passion Of The Christ |
You are not permitted to commit
suicide in chess: your KI must get out of +CH when your opponent has designs on
the KIs life. It is customary in a
social setting to announce +CH, but if you do not do so, the +CH is still ‘on’ just
the same, and your opponent must extricate him/herself immediately. There are three possible ways of getting
out of +CH…….
01 Capturing the checking MP/mp.
02 Moving your KI to a cell
where he is no longer in +CH.
03 Interposing a MP/mp between
the KI and the checking mp/MP. An interposition. N.B. The third scenario is
not available when a knight checks the KI.
If none of the
above are available, it is ++CM, which the player announces (avoiding a
triumphant tone). This ends the
game. A KI may never move into +CH. A KI can never move into a cell next to the
enemy KI. If a KI is left in +CH for
even one move, that move and all subsequent moves are void. If the previous position cannot be
restored, the whole game is replayed (this highlights the point of making an
accurate record of the moves being made during a game).
KI and his court: the dominant ruling power in consciousness whether
individual or communal. The final
arbiter of values within. The ritual renewal
of the KI, either by replacement (originally with the sacrifice of the old KI) or regeneration, gave rise to much mythology, which provided the ritual words for the
occasion. The symbolism around the KI remains valid whether an actual KI is
involved (representing his people) or the myth survived outside its context and was presented as fairy-tales. The hero or sun KI. The weak,
feeble KI, often with a wicked vizer or prime minister in control.
Often the KI is in need of renewal.
Like KIs, dominant attitudes wear out, get dry and sterile. They become too abstract, meaningless and
ineffective, and lose their emotional base.
They fail to move. Whether
mythical or real, the KI may combine the qualities of Hero and Wise Old Man eg, KI Arthur, Charlemagne, and perhaps Barbarossa. But of course somebody who is not a KI can symbolize this too, such as Sophocles, turning from GE into poet/playright. The Court: whether in reality, myth, drama or fairy-tale.
Moses was rescued from the bulrushes by Pharaoh’s daughter and brought up in the court. Caerleon: traditional residence of KI
Arthur ($E01, :L01), surrounded by hundreds of knights, 12 of which
became the knights of the Round Table. The City of
Legions: where KI Arthur held his court.
Socman: the grant of rights of ‘Soc and Sac’ gave feudal authority in
the Middle Ages to hold a court under the KI.
The KIs of Sumer and Akkad
were masters of the four quarters and at the Heb Sed festival in Egypt the KI
climbed a four-sided platform, with four stairways and also faced the four directions.
As representative of the people, he was responsible for holding together
the different ingredients in the fourfold structure of life, whether in the
psyche, the community or the cosmos. He is raised on a throne between heaven and earth, holding the orb of the earth, in a jeweled robe that represents the starry night, with the sun as
his crown. The individual’s life was projected on to
the KI. S/he identified with the
KI. The whole nation centered its life
in the KI, from whence life flowed back into man, animal and plant. The
KI was the focal point for the work and genius of the whole nation. His power
to rule depended entirely on the people’s consent to be ruled.
KI/Lion: power. The carnival KI usually a criminal, given one
day’s rule. This is the tradition of
amnesty for criminals. Usurpers to the
royal throne or bed - the KIs mistresses especially if scheming. The wise BS or scheming prelate. Chancellor/Dark Vizer. The fool. In Alchemy: the KI was the human personification of the work,
the process of transformation, in four main stages, which were the equivalent
of transforming base matter into gold. The lion is called the KI of the beasts. It symbolizes strength and power.
Film: The KI
and I: 1956 musical starring Yul Brynner, Deborah Kerr, Rita Moreno, Martin
Benson. The charismatic KI of Siam
falls for his children’s English nanny.
Brynner won an Oscar for his performance in this entertaining adaptation
of the Rodgers and Hammerstein stage hit musical. In 1862 the powerful and enlightened KI Mongkut of Siam asked Mrs.
Leonowens to become the governess to his children. This film
tells the story of Siam, a country that knew little of European influence and
where the KIs power was absolute.
However, Mrs. Leonowens was not afraid of him and often argued with him
when nobody else dared approach him.
Alexander, KI of Macedonia:
he had two objectives, the wish to conquer the world and to amass all knowledge. He had the ability to reorganize or redefine the parameters of a problem so that he could
personally solve it.
Shakespeare: ‘Time’s glory is to calm contending KIs, to unmask
falsehood, and bring truth to light’.
In ancient times KIs were
buried with their wives, slaves, horses and chariots.
KI James Bible: English version of the Bible prepared under James-I and published in 1611.
America: in the
American Congress the House Speaker is known as the ‘KI of the Hill’.
Wen Wang (China)
1231-1135 BC, ‘The Literary KI’ who is traditionally regarded as being responsible
for the diagrams of the I-Ching or Book of Changes.
Lludd (Welsh): KI of Britain
who rebuilt London
Town, which is named after him.
‘KI of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ 1935-1977: Elvis Presley, born January 8th 1935 to Vernon and Gladys
Presley, in a two-room railroad shack in the Mississippi town of East
Tupelo. Generally perceived as being a
great creative artist who made a significant contribution both through his music and through
the symbol that he became. Many tourists
are drawn to his resting place in the gardens of his Memphis mansion,
Gracelands each year. Died aged 42
years. His memorabilia have fetched
enormous sums - jumpsuit ($100,000), black plastic comb ($1,000), Jailhouse
rock guitar ($31,050). He made a total
of 33 films.
The
function of the KI
Your function as KI in a game
of chess is to snatch lightning from the sky and the scepter from the opposing KI.
The two KIs have
a special role in a contest, since the object as laid down in the rules (Level-1), is the pursuit and ++CM of the enemy KI.
If you capture all your opponents MPs/mps and the KI still remains at large then you have not won the game.
The KI must at all costs be protected from attack. Capture of the other MPs/mps may only be a
means to facilitate the final chase and submission of the opposing KI. The KI may move one cell forward, backward,
diagonally, or laterally (sideways).
He may capture any one of your opponent’s MPs/mps which stand on an
adjoining cell to that which he occupies, provided that the MP/mp has been left
unprotected. The KI has the peculiar
privilege of being exempt from this indignity himself (capture, *). Your KI is not permitted to move into +CH,
that is, onto any cell which is guarded by a MP/mp of your opponent. He may not be moved to a cell adjacent to
that on which the rival KI is stationed.
If placed in B$A, B or C on a vacant board he may move to any of the
eight different cells surrounding him.
If placed on the side of the board (B$D) he may move to any of five different cells. If placed in the corners of B$D, three
cells are at his command.
From: Chess Kids Home Page
Below left: the KI can move to any of the 8 cells/squares marked in red.
Below right: the KI can capture the PA on
cell/square D04.
Below left: the KI cannot move to the cells/squares marked in red because they are attacked by the RO on cell F07. Below right: the BS on cell/square B06 attacks the line of cells along the diagonal.
Below left: the KIs cannot must have one cell/square separating them. Below right: the only safe cell/square for the KI is D03.
King: just click on
a ‘keyword’ below…….
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UBIQUITOUS |
ULTIMA RATIO REGUM |
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UNCROWNED |
UTHER PENDRAGON |
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VIVE |
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WENCESLAUS |
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BARE KING ++BK |
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