UIL Chess Quiz 2025/2026

How does a rook move?

• a) Horizontally

• b) Vertically

• c) In an L shape

• d) Horizontally and Vertically

How does the king move?

• a) 1 square in any direction

• b) It moves to any space

• c) Diagonally

• d) In an L shape

How does a bishop move?

• a) Diagonally

• b) In an L shape

• c) Horizontally and Vertically

• d) one space forward at a time

How does a queen move?

• a) Diagonally

• b) Horizontally

• c) Vertically

• d) All of the Above

How does the pawn move?

• a) 1 space forward

• b) Diagonally

• c) one or two spaces forward on the first move, one after

• d) An L shape

How does the knight move?

• a) An L shape

• b) Vertically

• c) Horizontally

• d) One space forward

What is special about how the pawn takes pieces?

• a) It attacks horizontally

• b)It attacks Vertically

• c) It attacks diagonally forward

• d) It attacks backwards

What is checkmate?

• a) Writing a check to your mate

• b) When a king is stuck behind its pawns

• c) When a king is not under attack but cannot move without moving into check

• d) When a king is under attack and cannot move out of check

What is a stalemate?

• a) When a king is not under attack and cannot move without moving into check

• b) When the king cannot move out of check

• c) When there are just kings left

• d) When a king is not under attack and cannot move without moving into check and when When there are just kings left

How do you end a chess game?

• a) Checkmate

• b) Stalemate

• c) The power of gerbil

• d) Checkmate and Stalemate