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Chess

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many players needed to play chess?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

2.

Is the strongest piece in chess. It can move 8 directions. Combined rook and bishop.

a)

Queen

b)

Bishop

c)

Pawn

d)

King

3.

A piece that can move diagonal only.

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Bishop

d)

Rook

4.

It is the weakest piece, it can move any direction but one step only.

a)

Knight

b)

Pawn

c)

Queen

d)

King

5.

The piece that can move L.

a)

Pawn

b)

Knight

c)

Horse

d)

Rook

6.

A piece that can move one or two steps at first move. When the piece wishes to capture opponent's piece, it will move diagonally.

a)

Pawn

b)

Knight

c)

Rook

d)

King

7.

The pawn reaches to the other side then it can promote into four pieces, bishop, rook, knight or queen.

a)

Capture

b)

Checkmate

c)

Promotion

d)

Stalemate

8.

The pawn promotes that it is not queen.

a)

Checkmate

b)

Underpromotion

c)

Promotion

d)

Stalemate

9.

Give the definition of rook.

a)

Weakest piece.

b)

Strongest piece.

c)

Moves horizontal or vertical.

d)

Moves diagonal.

10.

Give the definition of checkmate.

a)

The opponent piece is removed at the chessboard.

b)

Single piece attack two or more direct attacks.

c)

The king and the rest of the pieces has no legal moves but the king isn't check.

d)

The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat.

11.

Give the definition of stalemate.

a)

The opponent piece is removed at the chessboard.

b)

Single piece attack two or more direct attacks.

c)

The king and the rest of the pieces has no legal moves but the king isn't check.

d)

The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat.

12.

Give the definition of capture.

a)

The opponent piece is removed at the chessboard.

b)

Single piece attack two or more direct attacks.

c)

The king and the rest of the pieces has no legal moves but the king isn't check.

d)

The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat.

13.

Give the definition of en passant.

a)

Special pawn capture can occur when an opponent's pawn move two ranks forward of a starting square.

b)

The king and the rest of the pieces has no legal moves but the king isn't check.

c)

The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat.

d)

Single piece attack two or more direct attacks.

14.

Definitions of castling.

(Hint: There are 2/4 correct choices)

a)

Either king and his/her own rooks can castling. It consists of king two squares towards a rook on the player's first rank. Then move the rook of a square which the rook crossed.

b)

Special pawn capture can occur when an opponent's pawn move two ranks forward of a starting square.

c)

The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat

d)

There are two kinds of castling: queenside castling, and kingside castling.

15.

Example of checkmate.

a)
b)
c)
d)
16.

Example of stalemate.

a)
b)
c)
d)
17.

Example of check.

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

White wants to move the king, how many legal moves in this picture?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Seven

19.

Black wants to move the bishop, how many legal moves in this picture?

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Six

20.

Correct chess setup for white.

a)
b)
c)
d)