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Chess For Beginners

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 25mins

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)

Horizontally and Vertically

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 knight move?
a)
An L shape
b)
Vertically
c)
Horizontally
d)
One space forward
5.

How does the pawn move?

a)

1 space backward

b)

Horizontal

c)

2 spaces forward on the first move, 1 spaces forward after that

d)

An L shape

6.
In the rules of chess, which color always goes first?
a)
White
b)
Black
7.

What do you say when your opponent's king in check and has nowhere to go?

a)

jadoube

b)

fore

c)

check mate

d)

Draw

8.

When a King has nowhere to go But is Not in Check. What is this position called?

a)

Checkmate

b)

Check

c)

Stalemate

d)

All the above

9.
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
10.

The only chess piece which can jump over other pieces.

a)

Knight

b)

Bishop

c)

Queen

d)

Rook

11.

What is the total number of squares on a chess board?

a)

45

b)

64

c)

56

d)

67

12.

Which piece could be “checkmated” in chess?

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Bishop

d)

Knight

13.

Which is the most powerful piece on a chess board?

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Bishop

d)

Knight

14.

Which is the least powerful piece on a chess board?

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Bishop

d)

Pawn

15.

What is the highest title for professional chess players?

a)

Super master

b)

Queen

c)

Life-time master

d)

Grandmaster

16.

Chess is originated from which country?

a)

England

b)

USA

c)

India

d)

UAE

17.

Which of the following moves allows for a change of positions between a rook and king and puts them side by side?

a)

Hooking

b)

jumping

c)

Castling

d)

Dwarfing

18.

Which piece can only move one square to any side in each move?

a)

king

b)

queen

c)

pawn

d)

knight

19.

Which piece can jump over another piece in a move?

a)

king

b)

queen

c)

pawn

d)

knight

20.

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

a)

Queen

b)

Bishop

c)

Pawn

d)

King

21.

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

a)

Knight

b)

Pawn

c)

Queen

d)

King

22.

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

23.

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

24.

The pawn promotes that it is not queen.

a)

Checkmate

b)

Underpromotion

c)

Promotion

d)

Stalemate

25.

Give the definition of rook.

a)

Weakest piece.

b)

Strongest piece.

c)

Moves horizontal or vertical.

d)

Moves diagonal.