Instead, they capture by moving forward one tile in a diagonal fashion. However, they cannot move forward into a square that is occupied by another piece. Pawns can only move forward one square at a time in Chess, except on their first turn when they can move ahead two. When your piece moves into a square that is currently occupied by an opponent's piece, you will capture that piece. Chess PiecesĮach piece on the board moves differently. Your objective is to capture your opponent's pieces from the board and get a checkmate, where the King can be captured and the opponent is unable to prevent the King from being captured with their next move.