Chess Puzzles

When the player to move isn't in check , but none of his pieces can move.

• Fork

• Skewer

• En Passant

• Stalemate

Endgame is the part of the game where the ________ should come out and fight.

Define the term PROMOTE?

• An attack on the King.

• What a pawn does that reaches the other side of the board.

• When you move a piece to a square where you could capture an opponent's piece NEXT move.

• When the player to move isn't in check, but none of his pieces move.

What is the name of this piece and it's point value?

• Rook

  3

• Pawn

  1

• Rook

  5

• Queen

  5

What is the point value for this piece?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 9

To move your unmoved King 2 squares toward an unmoved Rook and to move the Rook on the other side of the King.

• Castle

• Fork

• Back Rank

• Pin

A double attack, usually by a Knight or a Pawn.

• Back-Rank Mate

• Skewer

• Fork

• Pin

What is the point value of the King?

• 3

• priceless

• 9

• 11

True or False

A piece is PINNED if when it cannot move without exposing a more valuable piece to attack.

When you move a piece to a square where you cold capture an opponent's piece NEXT move is called a what?

• En Passant

• Castle

• Pin

• Attack