Chess Basics

Which Chess piece moves in any direction, but cannot jump over other pieces?

• King

• Pawn

• Knight

• Queen

What is the goal of Chess? How do you know you've won?

• Your opponent's King is in Check.

• You capture all of your opponent's pieces.

• You have trapped your opponent's King in Checkmate.

• You capture your opponent's King.

Which piece is the only piece on the board that can jump over other pieces?

• King

• Knight

• Queen

• Bishop

Which piece can move forward, never backward, and attacks diagonally?

• Pawn

• Queen

• King

• Knight

Which piece is the most popular piece on the board?

• Pawn

• Rook

• Knight

• Bishop

• Queen

How many total squares are on a Chess board?

• 8

• 16

• 32

• 64

Files are vertical (up and down) on a Chessboard a through h.

• True

• False

What is it called when a pawn makes it to the opponent's last rank?

• A demotion

• A promotion

A King piece moves in this direction.

• Any direction at all, but only one square at a time.

• Any direction at all because it's the KING!

• Like an L shape

• Diagonally, side to side, forward and backward

How many total Pawns are on the Chess board during a game?

• 8

• 4

• 16

• 32