Chess Basics

How many players are needed to have a game of chess?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

How many pieces are there in a chess game?

• 19

• 32

• 64

• 16

How many pieces does White have?

• 16

• 32

• 24

• 64

The rook moves...

• Diagonally.

• In all directions 1 square at a time.

• Horizontally and vertically.

• In an L shape

Select all the things we can do when in check.

• Ignore check and play an attacking move.

• Run away - Move the King.

• Refuse to move.

• Capture - Eat the piece creating check.

• Protect - Block the check.

How do we win a game in chess?

• Eat all the pieces.

• Hit down the other player's King.

• Stalemate.

• Checkmate.

Which piece is the ONLY one to jump over other pieces.

• Pawn

• Knight

• Horse

• Rook

This piece is worth 9 points.

• King

• Pawn

• Bishop

• Queen

A stalemate happens when...

• The player whose turn it is, is not in check, but there are no moves to be played.

• The game is lost.

• The game is won.

• We arrive at the middle game.

Match the chess notation to the correct circle colour

• Green: c4, Blue: b7, Yellow: e6, Red: g1.

• Green: e6, Blue: c4, Yellow: g1, Red: b7

• Green: b7, Blue: c4, Yellow: e6, Red: g1.

• Green: g1, Blue: e6, Yellow: b7, Red: c4.