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WorksheetsChess quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the value of a queen?
5 points
8 points
9 points
2 points
If a bishop captures a queen on the C4 square,what is the notation for the move?
BxC4
QxC4
BxQC4
Bc4
The pawn can move two steps in one move.
True
False
In what directions can a rook move?
Horizontally
Vertically and diagonally
Horizontally, vertically and diagonally
Vertically and horizontally
What is the name for the one move where a pawn can move diagonally without capturing a piece on that square?
zugzwang
capture
checkmate
en-passant
What is the symbol for short castling?
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0-0
x
0-0-0
Which piece can move diagonally? (More than one option may be correct).
Knight
Bishop
Queen
Pawn
Which is the most powerful piece on a chessboard?
Rook
Knight
King
Queen
What is the term when you push a pawn to your opponent's first rank and get a piece?
Checkmate
Promotion
Zugzwang
Castling
The bishop can make the first move.
True
False
What is the other term for discovered attack?
X-ray check
Pin
Castling
Checkmate
For which of these pieces do we call the double attack a fork? (More than one option may be correct).
Bishop
Rook
Knight
Pawn
Which of these is the most valuable in terms of points?
Two knights and a bishop
A queen
Two rooks
Eight pawns
In which of the conditions could we not castle? (more than one option may be correct).
There is a piece in between
When a pawn has moved
When the king is in check
When the rook has moved
With which pieces could you not do checkmate? (More than one option may be correct).
A rook and a king
A knight and a king
A pawn and a king
A bishop a king
