How the queen moves in chess
The queen moves any distance in a straight line or diagonally. She is the most powerful piece, worth about 9 pawns. How the pieces move · lesson 4 of 8.
The lesson in words
The queen moves like a rook and a bishop: any distance along a row, a column or a diagonal.
She can’t jump over pieces, but from the middle of the board she controls 27 squares.
Three of the marked squares are in the queen’s reach.
Try it: Tap the marked square the queen can’t reach in one move.
When a piece attacks the enemy king, that’s called check.
Try it: Move the queen to attack the black king.
The queen is your strongest piece, so don’t lose her cheaply. Next: the knight, the only piece that jumps.
Questions
About how many pawns is a queen worth?
About 9. That’s why losing your queen for a smaller piece usually loses the game.