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5. How Does the Queen Move?
Learns how the strongest piece moves and what it is worth.
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What's in this lesson?
Learns how the strongest piece moves and what it is worth.
- The queen is the strongest piece in chess. She moves straight like a rook and diagonally like a bishop, as many squares as she likes.
- Move the queen to the a7 square.
- Capture the black rook on g4 with the queen.
- The queen is worth about nine pawns. Be careful not to bring her out too early and lose her for nothing.