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Chess

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Chess piece moves in any direction, but cannot jump over other pieces?

a)

King

b)

Pawn

c)

Knight

d)

Queen

2.

What is the goal of Chess? How do you know you've won?

a)

Your opponent's King is in Check.

b)

You capture all of your opponent's pieces.

c)

You have trapped your opponent's King in Checkmate.

d)

You capture your opponent's King.

3.

Which piece is the only piece on the board that can jump over other pieces?

a)

King

b)

Knight

c)

Queen

d)

Bishop

4.

Which piece can move forward, never backward, and attacks diagonally?

a)

Pawn

b)

Queen

c)

King

d)

Knight

5.

Which piece is the most popular piece on the board?

a)

Pawn

b)

Rook

c)

Knight

d)

Bishop

e)

Queen

6.

How many total squares are on a Chess board?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

32

d)

64

7.

Files are vertical (up and down) on a Chessboard a through h.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Ranks are horizontal (side to side) on a Chess board 1 through 8.

a)

False

b)

True

9.

What is it called when a pawn makes it to the opponent's last rank?

a)

A demotion

b)

A promotion

10.

A Bishop piece moves in this direction.

a)

Only diagonally

b)

Diagonally and side to side

c)

Side to side

d)

Only straight forward

11.

A Rook piece moves in this direction.

a)

Only side to side

b)

Side to side and diagonally

c)

Straight lines forward/backward and side to side

d)

Only diagonally

12.

A King piece moves in this direction.

a)

Any direction at all, but only one square at a time.

b)

Any direction at all because it's the KING!

c)

Like an L shape

d)

Diagonally, side to side, forward and backward

13.

How many total Pawns are on the Chess board during a game?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

16

d)

32

14.

Chess is fun to learn!

a)

YAAASSS!!!

b)

Not so much. Whah...whah...whah...

c)

I'm happy I have this knowledge for my future. Someday it will come in handy when I need it.

15.

A Pawn piece is worth...

a)

1 point

b)

2 points

c)

3 points

d)

5 points when it captures another piece

16.

The Bishop and Knight pieces are worth...

a)

3 points each

b)

5 points each

c)

20 points each

d)

10 points each

17.

A Rook piece is worth...

a)

5 points

b)

1 point

c)

10 points

d)

3 points

18.

A Queen piece is worth...

a)

3 points

b)

5 points

c)

9 points

d)

1 point

19.

What is a place on the Chess board that a Knight should NEVER be placed?

a)

The middle!

b)

The sides!

c)

In the opponent's area!

20.

To win at Chess, it is vitally important to gain center control by...

a)

developing your opponent's pieces.

b)

capturing all the pawns on the board.

c)

moving pieces as fast as possible.

d)

developing pieces in the center of the board.