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WorksheetsUIL Chess Puzzles
Total questions: 36
Worksheet time: 40mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How does a queen move?
a)
Diagonally
b)
Horizontally
c)
Vertically
d)
All of the Above
2.
How does a rook move?
a)
Horizontally
b)
Vertically
c)
In an L shape
d)
A and B
3.
How does a bishop move?
a)
Diagonally
b)
In an L shape
c)
It doesn't
d)
Anywhere it chooses
4.
How does the king move?
a)
1 square in any direction
b)
It moves to any space
c)
It can't
d)
In an L shape
5.
How does the knight move?
a)
An L shape
b)
Vertically
c)
Horizontally
d)
One space forward
6.
How does the pawn move?
a)
1 space forward
b)
Diagonally
c)
2 spaces forward on the first move, 1 after
d)
An L shape
7.
What is special about how the pawn takes pieces?
a)
It can't
b)
Only the pieces next to it
c)
It can attack diagonally forward
d)
Only the piece in front of it
8.
What is a stalemate?
a)
When a king cannot move without moving into check
b)
When the king cannot move out of check
c)
When there are just kings left
d)
A or C
9.
How do you end a chess game?
a)
Checkmate
b)
Stalemate
c)
The power of gerbil
d)
A and B
10.
What is checkmate?
a)
Writing a check to your mate
b)
Writing a mate to your check
c)
When a king cannot move without moving into check
d)
When a king cannot move out of check
11.
When can you castle?
a)
When your king and queen are three tiles away
b)
when your king hadn't been on check and hadn't been moved
c)
when your rook hadn't been moved
d)
B and C
12.
Check means?
a)
A King can do something
b)
A King can't do something
13.
What do you say when your opponent's king has nowhere to go?
a)
check
b)
fore
c)
check mate
d)
check check
14.
Which piece can trade?
a)
Knight
b)
Pawn
c)
Rook
d)
Bishop
15.
In the rules of chess, which color always goes first?
a)
White
b)
Black
16.
What 2 pieces are involved in castling?
a)
rook and king
b)
rook and queen
c)
rook and bishop
d)
rook and horse
17.
(Black's move) What best describes the situation?
a)
a) Black is in checkmate.
b)
b) Black is in stalemate.
c)
c) Black is in check.
d)
d) None of the above.
18.
(Black's move) What best describes the situation?
a)
a) Black is in checkmate.
b)
b) Black is in stalemate.
c)
c) Black is in check.
d)
None of the above
19.
(Black's move) What best describes the situation?
a)
Black is in checkmate.
b)
Black is in stalemate.
c)
Black is in check.
d)
None of the above.
20.
Where do the blacks have to move to checkmate the white king?
a)
Knight goes to d2
b)
Rook goes to a1
21.
Check means?
a)
a) The King can move out and do something
b)
b) The King cannot move out or do anything
c)
c) The Queen can move out and do something
d)
d) The Queen cannot move out or do anything
22.
Which two pieces are apart of castling
a)
a) Bishop Rook
b)
b) King Rook
c)
c) King Queen
d)
d) King Pawn
23.
This piece can only move FORWARD. It may move twice on its first move and once every time after that. It CAPTURES diagonally only.
a)
Pawn
b)
Knight
c)
Bishop
d)
Rook
24.
This piece can only move in an L shape.
a)
Pawn
b)
Knight
c)
Bishop
d)
Rook
25.
This is the ONLY piece that can jump over another piece.
a)
Pawn
b)
Knight
c)
Bishop
d)
Rook
26.
This piece may only move diagonally and can move as far as its line of sight.
a)
Pawn
b)
Knight
c)
Bishop
d)
Rook
27.
This piece may only move in a straight line as far as its line of sight. It may go forwards/backwards and left/right.
a)
Bishop
b)
Queen
c)
King
d)
Rook
28.
This piece may go straight and diagonally. This piece may move and capture on any square in line of sight.
a)
Bishop
b)
Queen
c)
King
d)
Rook
29.
This piece may only move one square per turn in any direction. This piece may capture in any direction.
a)
Bishop
b)
Queen
c)
King
d)
Rook
30.
If White can checkmate Black in two moves, what’s the right first move?
a)
Qa7
b)
Rd6
c)
Qd8
d)
White can’t checkmate Black in two moves.
31.
If White can checkmate Black in two moves, what’s the right first move?
a)
Nd7
b)
Na6
c)
Ra8
d)
White can’t checkmate Black in two moves
32.
Identify the piece of this movement
a)
pawn
b)
bishop
c)
queen
d)
rook
33.
Identify the piece of this movement
a)
knight
b)
king
c)
pawn
d)
bishop
34.
Identify the piece of this movement
a)
king
b)
knight
c)
rook
d)
bishop
35.
Identify the piece of this movement
a)
rook
b)
bishop
c)
queen
d)
pawn
36.
Identify the piece of this movement
a)
rook
b)
bishop
c)
queen
d)
pawn
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