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Chess Beginners 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 22mins

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Class
Date
1.

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.

2.

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.

3.

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.

4.

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.

5.

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.

6.

Example of checkmate.

a)
b)
c)
d)
7.

Example of stalemate.

a)
b)
c)
d)
8.

Example of check.

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

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

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Seven

10.

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

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Six

11.

Correct chess setup for white.

a)
b)
c)
d)
12.

En Passant in chess

a)
b)
c)
13.

Checkmate in chess

a)
b)
c)

None

d)
14.

The method of removing Check by placing one's Piece or a Pawn between the King and the Piece givingn Check is termed as ____________

a)

Move

b)

Capture

c)

En-Passant

d)

Block

15.

The special move called castling, can only be used between a _______ and ________

a)

king and bishop

b)

knight and queen

c)

king and knight

d)

king and rook

16.

Chess opening is your ______________

a)

first 5 to 10 move

b)

castling move

c)

en passant move

d)

first 50 moves

17.

Which Piece goes on its own color?

a)

King

b)

Queen

18.

When you set the game up, which piece do you put on either side of the king and queen?

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Bishop

19.

Which piece cannot move backward?

a)

King

b)

Pawn

c)

Rook

20.

The pawn captures by attacking the opponent's piece on...

a)

the square directly in front of it

b)

the square directly in back of it

c)

the square diagonally to it