Arbiter Training Quiz (Chess)

Article 1: The Nature and Objectives of the Game of Chess

Q1. It is the start of the game. Which player 'has the move'?

• White

• Black

• Decided by mutual agreement

• Decided by coin toss

Article 1: The Nature and Objectives of the Game of Chess
Q2. Black has made a move, placing White's king under attack without any legal moves to escape.

What should Black do?

• Capture White's king on Black's next move.

• Announce 'checkmate', winning the game.

• Continue the game.

• Ask for the arbiter to claim for an illegal move.

Article 1: The Nature and Objectives of the Game of Chess
Q3. Black has made a move, placing White's king in a square NOT under attack, but White has no more legal moves.

What is the result of the game?

• White wins.

• Black wins.

• Draw.

• Illegal move for Black.

Article 2: The Initial Position of the Pieces on the Chessboard

Q4. When arranging the pieces, the chessboard is placed such that...

• ...the player's king opposes the opponent player's queen (White's king facing Black's queen, Black's king facing White's queen).

• ...the near corner square to the right of the player is white (from top view, the upper left and bottom right corners are light coloured).

• ...the pawns occupy the third closest rank from the player's view (with notation, the 3rd rank for White and 6th rank for Black).

• ...the queens of both colours are placed on their similar coloured squares (White's queen on a light square, Black's queen on a dark square).

Article 2: The Initial Position of the Pieces on the Chessboard

Q5. Choose the correct arrangement of a chessboard.

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Article 3: The Moves of the Pieces

Q6. Which piece can 'jump' over other pieces? (either own or opponent pieces)

• Bishop

• Knight

• Rook

• Horse

Article 3: The Moves of the Pieces

Q7. Choose the WRONG description of the movement of pieces.

• ~Bishop~

  Can move to any square along the diagonal which it stands, provided there are no blocking pieces

• ~Knight~

  Can move to the nearest square to that on which it stands, but not in the same file, rank or diagonal

• ~King~

  Can move one square in any direction from the square which it stands

• ~Queen~

  Can move to any square along the file and rank which it stands, provided there are no blocking pieces

Article 3: The Moves of the Pieces

Q8. Choose the WRONG description of the movement of a PAWN.

• Moves a square forward

• Moves two squares forward from its starting position

• Captures an opponent piece diagonally in front (moves forward and to an adjacent file).

• Captures an opponent pawn placed beside the pawn, and moves diagonally in front (similar to a normal capture). The move can be made whenever an opponent pawn is placed adjacent to the pawn.

Article 3: The Moves of the Pieces

Q9. What are the conditions to 'castle'?

• The king has not been checked before.

• The king has not been moved from it's original square before.

• The rook has not been moved from it's original square before.

• After castling, both rooks must connect to each other (no other pieces are between both rooks).

• The squares which the king moves through or lands on is not under attack.

Article 3: The Moves of the Pieces

Q10. Identify the illegal moves.

• A knight moves one square forward, and one square diagonally forward.

• The king castles when it is under attack (in check).

• A light-squared bishop captures a knight placed on a dark square.

• A player moves three different pawns two squares forward in a row at the start of a game.

• A pawn moves to the last rank and promotes to a knight, checkmating the opponent's king.