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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 17mins
1) What is the total number of squares on a chess board?
65
72
64
54
2) Which piece could be “checkmated” in chess?
Queen
King
Rook
Bishop
3) At the start of a chess game, how many pieces are there in total on a chessboard?
40
32
18
16
4) What is the name of the governing body of the international chess competition?
International Chess Federation – FIDE
International for Chess Federation – ICF
International Chess Organisation – ICO
Federation International Chess – FIC
5) Which is the most powerful piece on a chessboard?
Queen
King
Rook
Knight
6) What is the highest title for professional chess players?
Super master
Lifetime master
Grandmaster
Super Grand Master
7) Chess is originated from which country?
India
China
England
USA
8) Which player can make the first move in a chess game?
Decided by tossing a coin
The player with black pieces
The player with white pieces
Both A & B
9) Which of the following moves allows for a change of positions between a rook and king and puts them side by side?
Dwarfing
Hooking
Castling
Shifting
10) When a pawn reaches the other side of the chessboard, it would be exchanged for any lost piece. What is this strategy called?
Queening
Reigning
Promoting
Downing
11) What is the condition in which a player cannot make any moves while the other one has not checked yet?
Checkmate
Batchmate
Newman
Stalemate
12) Which is the only piece on a chessboard that cannot check a king?
King
Queen
Pawn
Knight
13) How can a chess game finish in a draw?
The game reaches a stalemate
Both players agree with a draw
Time Out
Both A and B
14) What does the word “checkmate” mean in Persian?
King is dead
King needs help
King is helpless
King is motionless
15) What do we call the rows on a chessboard?
Bars
Ranks
Rows
Lines
16) What do we call the columns on a chessboard?
Bars
Files
Lines
Rows
17) Squares on a chessboard are identified by which characters?
Two letters
Two numbers
One letter and one number
Both A & B
18) How many categories of pieces are there on a chessboard?
6
8
10
16
19) Which piece is put next to the rook on the chessboard at the start of a game?
Queen
Bishop
Knight
King
20) In addition to a checkmate, how can a player win a chess game?
Run out of time
The opponent resigns
The opponent sleeps
Both A and B
