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CHESS HISTORY & TERMINOLOGIES

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. 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.

2.

2. Chess early form in the 6th century was known as "____________”, which translates as four divisions (of the military): infantry, cavalry, elephantry, and chariotry.

a)

Chess

b)

Fide

c)

Chaturanga

d)

Elephantry

3.

3. Which is not a reason that chess is a good workout for the the mind?

a)

Good chess players think about what will happen next

b)

Good Chess players take a lot of risks

c)

Good chess players take their time

d)

Good chess players use their brains

4.

4. Advancing a pawn to the eighth rank, converting it to a queen, rook, bishop or knight.

a)

ply

b)

promotion

c)

check

d)

stalemate

5.

5. The king and the rest of the pieces has no legal moves but the king isn't check.

a)

capture

b)

end game

c)

stalemate

d)

draw

6.

6. How many squares does a chess board have

(a)  

7.

7. Who became the World's First Official Champion in Chess?

a)

Anderssen

b)

Morphy

c)

Karpov

d)

Steinitz

8.

8. Where was Chess originated?

a)

USA

b)

Russia

c)

India

d)

China

9.

9. What is the highest title for professional chess players?

a)

Grand Master

b)

International Master

c)

Super Master

d)

Lifetime Master

10.

10. Who is the First Filipino Grand Master in Chess?

a)

Eugene Torre

b)

Wesly So

c)

Enrico Sevillano

d)

Janelle Mae Frayna

11.

11. What is the name of the governing body of international chess competition?

(a)  

12.

12. A move where it’s like the king needs to ‘hide’ inside his ‘palace’

a)

promotion

b)

check

c)

castling

d)

touch move

13.

13. The modern design of chess pieces bears the name ______, who was an English master in the mid-18OO's.

a)

Steinitz

b)

Morphy

c)

Anderssen

d)

Stauton

14.

14.It is a special pawn capture can occur when an opponent's pawn move two ranks forward of a starting square.

a)

En Passant

b)

Capture

c)

Casling

d)

Stalemate

15.

What is the meaning of FIDE

(a)