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Chess Club 20 Oct 2021

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

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.

A Bishop piece moves in this direction.

a)

Only diagonally

b)

Diagonally and side to side

c)

Side to side

d)

Only straight forward

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

a)

8

b)

4

c)

16

d)

32

13.

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.

14.

A Pawn piece is worth...

a)

1 point

b)

2 points

c)

3 points

d)

5 points when it captures another piece

15.

The Bishop and Knight pieces are worth...

a)

3 points each

b)

5 points each

c)

20 points each

d)

10 points each

16.

A Rook piece is worth...

a)

5 points

b)

1 point

c)

10 points

d)

3 points

17.

A Queen piece is worth...

a)

3 points

b)

5 points

c)

9 points

d)

1 point

18.

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.

19.

Who is the father of chess

a)

Mikhail Tal

b)

Garry Kasparov

c)

Bobby Fisher

d)

Wilhelm Steinitz

20.

Where was chess created

a)

America

b)

India

c)

Russia

d)

China

21.

How many players needed to play chess?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

22.

It is the weakest piece, it can move any direction but one step only.

a)

Knight

b)

Pawn

c)

Queen

d)

King

23.

Is the strongest piece in chess. It can move 8 directions. Combined rook and bishop.

a)

Queen

b)

Bishop

c)

Pawn

d)

King

24.

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.

25.

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

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Seven

26.

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

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Six

27.

Which player always makes the first move?

a)

White

b)

Black

28.

Which piece can jump over other pieces?

a)

Pawn

b)

King

c)

Knight

29.

Can you change a move after playing it?

a)

Yes

b)

No

30.

What is the highest title for professional chess players?

a)

Super master

b)

Grandmaster

c)

Life-time master