Not all chess pieces behave the same on the board; each one is moving in a different way. The King (denoted by K) can move only one square at a time, horizontally, vertically or diagonally. For example, considering an empty board, a King on e4 (we write Ke4 in chess notation) may move to e3,e5, d4, f4, d3, f3, d5, f5.

The Queen (denoted by Q) can also move in all directions, namely horizontally, vertically or diagonally, but any number of squares. This increased mobility makes the Queen the most valuable amongst the pieces. Consequently, a Queen located at d4 (we write Qd4) may move to all 7 squares on the d file, all 7 squares on the fourth rank, all 7 squares on the “a1-h8” diagonal and all 6 squares on the “b7-g1” diagonal, a mere total of 27 possible moves.

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