Chess Basic Quiz

How many squares does a chessboard have?

• 65

• 32

• 64

• 8

Where did chess originate?

• Japan

• Russia

• India

• Italy

What determines which player starts first in a chess game?

• Coin flip

• Whoever comes first to the board

• The player with the black pieces always goes first

• The player with the white pieces always goes first

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  What is the ultimate goal of the game of chess?

• To capture the opponent's king

• To capture all the opponent's pawns

• To control the center of the board

• To have more pieces than the opponent

Which piece can move only diagonally on the board?

• Bishop

• Queen

• Rook

• Knight

What piece can jump over other pieces?

• Bishop

• Knight

• King

• Pawn

In chess, which piece can move in an L-shape?

• Rook

• Knight

• Bishop

• Queen

What is the value of a pawn?

• 1 point

• 2 points

• 3 points

• 5 points

Which piece is considered the most powerful in chess?

• Queen

• Knight

• Rook

• Bishop

The Queen is the combination of which 2 pieces?

• Rook and Bishop

• Rook and Knight

• Bishop and Pawn

• Knight and Pawn