Chess Beginners 2

Give the definition of checkmate.

• The opponent piece is removed at the chessboard.

• Single piece attack two or more direct attacks.

• The king and the rest of the pieces has no legal moves but the king isn't check.

• The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.10

CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

Give the definition of stalemate.

• The opponent piece is removed at the chessboard.

• Single piece attack two or more direct attacks.

• The king and the rest of the pieces has no legal moves but the king isn't check.

• The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.3.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

Give the definition of capture.

• The opponent piece is removed at the chessboard.

• Single piece attack two or more direct attacks.

• The king and the rest of the pieces has no legal moves but the king isn't check.

• The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

Give the definition of en passant.

• Special pawn capture can occur when an opponent's pawn move two ranks forward of a starting square.

• The king and the rest of the pieces has no legal moves but the king isn't check.

• The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat.

• Single piece attack two or more direct attacks.

Definitions of castling.

(Hint: There are 2/4 correct choices)

• Either king and his/her own rooks can castling. It consists of king two squares towards a rook on the player's first rank. Then move the rook of a square which the rook crossed.

• Special pawn capture can occur when an opponent's pawn move two ranks forward of a starting square.

• The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat

• There are two kinds of castling: queenside castling, and kingside castling.

Example of checkmate.

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Example of stalemate.

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Example of check.

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White wants to move the king, how many legal moves in this picture?

• Four

• Five

• Six

• Seven

Black wants to move the bishop, how many legal moves in this picture?

• Three

• Four

• Five

• Six