2007-05-21 01:13:45 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
4 knight moves and 16 pawn moves are possible from the starting position.
20 choices for white's first move
20 choices for black's first move
and therefore 400 different positions can arise after the first pair of moves, one by each side.
2007-05-21 11:24:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
20
2007-05-24 20:39:19 · answer #2 · answered by JaNiSSaRY 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 is correct:
pawns 1 - 8 have two moves each: 2 x 8 = 16
queen's knight & king's knight each have 2 possible moves: 2 x 2 = 4
16 + 4 = 20
the number of first moves you would actually _want_ to choose from is much smaller. i suck at chess, but i've seen good players move up pawns to control the board center, or move a knight out for the same reason.
good luck, & i hope you're a better player than I (or your opponents are worse!) :)
2007-05-21 01:35:02 · answer #3 · answered by kagerousan 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
You have 20 choices. You have 16 different moves with your pawns and 4 different moves with your knights.
2007-05-21 04:17:01 · answer #4 · answered by closetcoon_fan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20. Each pawn can move up 1 space (8 possible) or 2 spaces (8 possible). Each knight has 4 possible moves (4)
8+8+4=20
2007-05-21 14:59:39 · answer #5 · answered by Twilight Prince 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20. You can move any one of your 8 pawns either one or two spaces forward. You can move either of your knights, and each knight can move forward 3 spaces and then one space either to the right or to the left. The knights are the only pieces that can jump over other pieces. So, 8 pawns can move either one or two spaces forward = 16 possible moves 2 knights can move forward 3 spaces and then one space to the right or the left = 4 possible moves 16+4=20 possible moves.
2016-04-01 00:17:59 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20, 1 or 2 moves per pawn and 2 moves per knight.
2007-05-21 08:34:41 · answer #7 · answered by Michael 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lets say 16 if you include the fact pawns can mvove one or two place and 4 for knights so 20
2007-05-21 07:40:53 · answer #8 · answered by Samuel B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can think of twenty moves for a first move....
20 = 16 (Two moves each for the eight pawns, that is, one square or two squares forward for each) + 4 (both knight's moves each to their left or right)
2007-05-21 01:27:35 · answer #9 · answered by plenum222 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
20. Pawn moves of one an two moves and two knight moves.
4 are good. 4 are passable. 1 is weirdly OK I guess. The rest are useless unless they transpose (like the Andersen 1 a3 which is white saying, "I'll play black but you can't Ruy Lopez, OK?")
2007-05-21 06:13:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋