white king
Light side's ruler
The white king is one of the two king pieces in chess, belonging to the player who moves first.
In standard notation and diagrams, white occupies the bottom of the board, with the king starting on e1.
The king is the most important piece—checkmate ends the game—but moves only one square at a time.
The white king castled kingside to safety.
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