The gold 金将 moves one square in any direction except diagonally backwards: three squares forwards, one to each side, and one straight back.
Golds are the king's bodyguards. Because they move sideways and straight back, they are good at covering squares next to the king, which is why every castle (see the castles lesson) is built around them.
A gold never promotes — it has nothing on its back.
Gote's gold
"Forwards" always means towards the opponent. Gote's pieces point down the board, so Gote's gold moves one square down, down-left and down-right, sideways, and one square straight up.
Try it
Try it: Move the gold to all six of its squares.