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Chess Quiz!

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is a draw that is caused by checking the king in the same spot over and over again until it is a draw?

a)

Stalemate

b)

Draw By The Rule Of Check

c)

Perpetual Check

d)

Repetition By Check

e)

Draw By Loops Of Checks

2.

What are the three ways to win in normal chess?

a)

Stalemate, Checkmate, 3 Checks.

b)

Capture A Pawn/Piece Next to the King, Timeout, Put Your Queen In Front Of The King Against A Wall.

c)

Stalemate, Threefold, Timeout

d)

Resignation, Timeout, Checkmate

3.

The weakest piece is?

a)

The King

b)

The Queen

c)

The Pawn

d)

The Rook

4.

The types of wins in a normal game are the exact same as the types of losses.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Is a bishop + king vs a king possible to win as the bishop + king side?

a)

No, You Will Lose

b)

Yes, You Have More Material

c)

No, It Will Always Be Stalemate

d)

No, It Will Be A Draw

e)

It Depends, If Your Bishop Is On C2 And Your King is on C1, While Their King Is On E1, It Will Be A Mate in 42

6.

What is Zwischenzug?

a)

An In Between Move

b)

A Piece That Is Forbidden In Chess Because It Was Overpowered

c)

Is One Of The Kinds Of Variants In Chess

d)

The Top #1 Chess Player in 1927

7.

Name Some Draws.

a)

Threefold (Repetition)

b)

Stalemate

c)

Insufficient Material

8.

Magnus Carlsen is?

a)

A GM

b)

A WGM

c)

An IM

d)

A Non-Titled Player

9.

Which two are variants? (the main ones in chess.com)

a)

Atomic Chess.

b)

No-Piece Chess

c)

5 Check

d)

King Of The Hill

e)

Crazy Pocket

10.

Can a pawn promote to a queen in normal chess?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

It can if it is an even numbered pawn

d)

It can if it is an odd numbered pawn

e)

Only If you get lucky

11.

Pawn = 1 point of material, Knight = 3 points of material, Rook = 5 points of material, Queen = 9 points of material. How much points of material does the bishop and king have combined?

a)

6

b)

6.5

c)

7

d)

7.5

e)

8

12.

Knights and Bishops are called...

a)

Minor Pieces

b)

Worst Pieces

c)

Useless Pieces

13.

This opening is called?

a)

The London System

b)

The Stafford Gambit

c)

The French Defense

d)

The Queen's gambit

e)

The Sicilian Defense

14.

This opening is called?

a)

The Petrov Defense

b)

The Scandinavian Defense

c)

The London Opening

d)

The Black's Gambit

e)

The Stafford Gambit

15.

Levy Rozman is?

a)

A GM

b)

A Youtuber

c)

An IM

16.

Which one/ones are not related to chess?

a)

Hikaru Nakamura

b)

Light-Squared Bishop

c)

Zugzwang

d)

Timers

e)

None Of The Above

17.

What resets the 50-move rule in chess?

a)

Moving A Pawn

b)

Capturing A Pawn

c)

Moving A Piece

d)

Capturing A Piece

18.

The only piece that can jump (go over other pieces/pawns) is?

a)

King

b)

Rook

c)

Knight

d)

Queen

e)

Bishop

19.

Hikaru Nakamura is?

a)

An IM

b)

A GM

c)

Not Related To Chess

20.

Pawns can?

a)

Promote To A Queen

b)

Do En Passant

c)

Promote To A Rook

d)

Capture A Queen

e)

Promote To A Minor Piece

21.

The pieces that are needed for castling are?

a)

King + Bishop + Knight

b)

King + Knight

c)

King + Rook

d)

King + Queen

e)

King + Queen + Rook

22.

Which of the 8 ranks can pawns promote on in normal chess?

a)

Pawns Can't Promote

b)

On The Fifth And Fourth Rank

c)

On The Sixth And Third Rank

d)

On The Seventh And Second Rank

e)

On The Eighth And First Rank

23.

Which piece always changes the color of the square it is on?

a)

Bishop

b)

Queen

c)

Knight

d)

Rook

e)

King

24.

Which piece never changes the color of the square it is on?

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Knight

d)

Bishop

e)

Rook

25.

How many squares are on the board and how much squares does the pawn and pieces start on?

a)

64, 32

b)

64, 16

c)

128, 64

d)

128, 32

e)

128, 16

26.

What is the maximum amount of squares a knight can cover (not including the square it is on) in one move?

a)

8

b)

11

c)

14

d)

15

e)

23

27.

What is the maximum amount of squares a queen can cover (not including the square it is on) in one move?

a)

23

b)

25

c)

27

d)

32

e)

34

28.

What is the maximum amount of squares a rook can cover (not including the square it is on) in one move?

a)

21

b)

19

c)

18

d)

14

e)

10

29.

What is the maximum amount of squares a bishop can cover (not including the square it is on) in one move?

a)

15

b)

13

c)

12

d)

8

e)

6

30.

What is the maximum amount of squares a king can cover (not including the square it is on) in one move?

a)

8

b)

12

c)

15

d)

17

e)

21

31.

What is this piece called?

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Knight

d)

Bishop

e)

Rook

32.

What does underpromotion mean?

a)

Promoting To A Minor Piece

b)

Promoting At The Seventh Rank

c)

Just A Straight Up Different Name For Promoting

d)

Promoting With A Minor Piece

e)

Promoting To Something That Is Worth Less Than A Queen

33.

What Were Bishops Called In Chaturanga?

a)

It Was Called The Owl

b)

It Was Called The Princess

c)

It Was Called Bishop

d)

It Was Called The Elephant

e)

It Was Called The Parrot

34.

What type of mate is when the king gets blocked by its pawns and when a rook or queen goes to the back rank it will be checkmate

a)

Back Rank Mate

b)

Last Rank Mate

c)

Blocking Mate

35.

Who Is The World Champion?

a)

Hikaru Nakamura

b)

Anish Giri

c)

Magnus Carlsen

d)

Ian Nepomniachtchi

36.

What is this opening called?

a)

The French Defense

b)

The London

c)

The Caro-Kann

d)

The Scandinavian Defense

e)

The Petrov Defense

37.

After the move 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4, the opening is called?

a)

The London

b)

The Petrov Defense

c)

The Caro-Kann

38.

After the move 1.e4, what move do you have to do to make it the Scandinavian Defense?

a)

e5

b)

d5

c)

c6

d)

c5

e)

Nf6

39.

After the move 1. d4 e5, the opening is called?

a)

The King's Gambit

b)

The Blue's Gambit

c)

The Sicilian Defense

d)

The Englund Gambit

e)

The French Defense

40.

What moves are in Legal's Mate?

a)

1. f3 e5 2. g4 Qh4#

b)

1. e4 e5 2. Qf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 g6 4. Qxf7#

c)

1 e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 d6 4. Nc3 Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. Nxe5 Bxd1 7. Bxf7+ Ke2 8. Nd5#

41.

After the move 1. e4 c6, the opening is called?

a)

The Caro-Kann

b)

The Blue's Gambit

c)

The Red's Gambit

d)

The Scandinavian Defense

e)

The King's Gambit

42.

A Minor Piece can promote to a better piece.

a)

False

b)

True

43.

The King's Gambit is?

a)

1. e4 d5 2. c5

b)

1. e4 d5 2. exd5

c)

1. e4 e5 2. f4

44.

The Petrov Defense is?

a)

1. e4 c5

b)

1. d4 c5

c)

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6

d)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6

e)

1. c4 c5

45.

The Danish Gambit is?

a)

1. e4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 exc6

b)

1. e4 e5 2. d4 exd4 3. c3

c)

1. e4 h5 2. d4 a5

d)

1. e4 Nf6 2. e5 d5 3. exf6

46.

The English opening is?

a)

1. c4

b)

1. e4

c)

1.f4

d)

1. d4

e)

1. h4

47.

The Italian Defense is?

a)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4

b)

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nf3

c)

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e6

d)

1. h4 h5 2. a4 a5

48.

the name of !! in chess.com is?

a)

Brilliant

b)

Best

c)

Excellent

d)

Inaccuracy

49.

the name of ?? in chess.com is?

a)

Best

b)

Brilliant

c)

Mistake

d)

Inaccuracy

e)

Blunder

50.

The name of this mate is?

a)

Fool's Mate

b)

Smothered Mate

c)

Scholar's Mate

d)

Suffocation Mate

51.

What moves are in the Ruy-Lopez Opening?

a)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5

b)

1. e4 c5 2. c4 f5 3. exd5

c)

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nxe4 4. Bc4

d)

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. d4 Nxd4

52.

What moves are in the Slav Defense?

a)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6

b)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6

c)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 f6

d)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 a6

e)

1. d4 d5 2. c4 h6

53.

What moves are in The King's Indian Defense?

a)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6

b)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 b6

c)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6

d)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 d6

54.

What moves are in the Queen's Indian Defense?

a)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6

b)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 h6

c)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6

d)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 g6

e)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d6

55.

What moves are in the Indian Defense?

a)

1. d4 Nf6

b)

1.e4 Nc6

c)

1.e4 Nf6

d)

1.d4 Nc6

56.

What is the notation/symbol used for "checkmate"

a)

-

b)

+

c)

$

d)

#

e)

%

57.

What is the notation/symbol used for "checks"?

a)

+

b)

-

c)

#

d)

$

e)

%

58.

White always goes...........

a)

First

b)

Last

59.

The e file is.......

a)

The Fourth File (White)

b)

The Fifth File (Black)

c)

The Fifth File (White)

d)

The Fourth File (Black)

60.

What is a mate that is possible to do in the second move of the game?

a)

Fool's Mate

b)

Scholar's Mate

c)

Smothered Mate

d)

Suffocation Mate

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