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Chess; A Quiz for Intellectuals Only

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is this famous Norwegian chess champion?

a)

Magnus Carlsen

b)

Bobby Fischer

c)

Gary Kasparov

d)

Ben Finegold

2.

Which of the following is a description of a pawn?

a)

Can move diagonally only

b)

Can only move on ranks and files

c)

Can move either one or two squares backwards at the end

d)

Can move either one or two squares forward on it's first move

3.

Has black delivered checkmate in this position?

a)

No, white's king can escape

b)

Yes, white's king can't escape

4.

Who said the following? "Some people believe it's okay to lose if your opponent plays a beautiful game. I don't. You have to be merciless".

a)

Magnus Carlsen

b)

Karpov

c)

Paul Morphy

d)

Caruana

5.

What piece must you protect at all costs, to ensure you do not get checkmated?

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Rook

d)

Knight

6.

Which of the following is a description of a completed opening?

a)

All pawns are on the second or seventh rank, the minor/major pieces behind them

b)

There is no pawns on the board, but two kings, a queen and two rooks are present.

c)

Black's king cannot escape capture

d)

All minor/major pieces are developed, with a castled king and connected rooks.

7.

White wants to control the centre using a pawn on his first move. What should he play?

a)

Pawn to h3

b)

Pawn to a4

c)

Pawn to e4/d4

d)

pawn to g4/b3

8.

Who is the most famous American chess player, who beat the defending Soviet champion Boris Spassky in 1972?

a)

Fischer

b)

Nakamura

c)

Cole

d)

Finegold

9.

How many squares are on a chess board?

a)

64

b)

32

c)

56

d)

72

10.

A queen is which two pieces combined?

a)

A rook and a bishop

b)

A pawn and a knight

c)

A pawn and a rook

d)

A king and a bishop