The king - can move one square in any direction (except when castling)
The queen - can move any number of squares in a straight line.
The rook - can move any number of squares vertically or horizontally
The Bishop - can move any number of squares diagonally
The Knight - moves either one square vertically and two squares horizontally - or - one square horizontally and two squares vertically.
Only the Bishop remains on the same coloured square regardless of the number of squares moved. All other pieces can land on a white or black square.
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