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Name:King
The king moves one square in any direction. Keep him safe!
Chess Coloring Pages for Kids
Ten free printable pages for children aged 4 and up: the six chess pieces with happy faces, an empty chessboard to color, and three mystery pictures that appear square by square.
How to use them
- Every page fits on one A4 or US Letter sheet. Print a single page, or all of them at once.
- The piece pages suit the youngest. While your child colors, read out how the piece moves.
- The chessboard page teaches the board's pattern: a1, the bottom-left corner, is always a dark square.
- The mystery pictures teach coordinates: find each square by its letter and number, and a picture appears. The answers are on the last page.
- On a tablet or computer, children can also color on screen: pick a crayon at the bottom of the screen and tap the picture. The printout is always the clean black-and-white page.
Name:Name:Queen
The queen is the strongest piece: she moves as far as she likes, straight or diagonally.
Name:Rook
The rook moves in straight lines: forward, backward, left and right.
Name:Bishop
The bishop moves diagonally, so it always stays on squares of the same color.
Name:Knight
The knight jumps in an L: two squares one way, then one square to the side.
Name:Pawn
The pawn steps forward one square (two on its first move) and captures diagonally.
Name:Color the chessboard
Color every dark square, in any color you like!
Start with a1, the bottom-left corner: it is a dark square. h1, the bottom-right corner, stays light.
Name:Mystery picture 1
Find each square on the board: first its letter, then its number. Color it, then cross it out in the list. What picture appears?
Color these squares red:
- b7c7f7g7
- a6b6c6d6e6f6g6h6
- a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h5
- b4c4d4e4f4g4
- c3d3e3f3
- d2e2
Tip: put one finger on the letter and another on the number, then slide them toward each other until they meet on the square.
Name:Mystery picture 2
Find each square on the board: first its letter, then its number. Color it, then cross it out in the list. What picture appears?
Color these squares yellow:
- a7d7e7h7
- a6b6d6e6g6h6
- a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h5
- a4c4f4h4
- a3b3c3d3e3f3g3h3
Color these squares red:
- b4d4e4g4
Tip: put one finger on the letter and another on the number, then slide them toward each other until they meet on the square.
Name:Mystery picture 3
Find each square on the board: first its letter, then its number. Color it, then cross it out in the list. What picture appears?
Color these squares yellow:
- c8d8e8f8
- b7c7d7e7f7g7
- a6b6d6e6g6h6
- a5b5c5d5e5f5g5h5
- a4c4d4e4f4h4
- a3b3g3h3
- b2c2d2e2f2g2
- c1d1e1f1
Color these squares black:
- c6f6
- b4g4
- c3d3e3f3
Tip: put one finger on the letter and another on the number, then slide them toward each other until they meet on the square.
Answers
The finished chessboard and the three mystery pictures, to check the work.
Pick a crayon, then tap the picture:
From coloring to playing
In ChessWorld, created by Grandmaster Boris Alterman, children learn how every piece moves in short interactive lessons, mini-games and puzzles.
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