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Chess Puzzles

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When the player to move isn't in check , but none of his pieces can move.

a)

Fork

b)

Skewer

c)

En Passant

d)

Stalemate

2.

Endgame is the part of the game where the (a)   should come out and fight.

3.

Define the term PROMOTE?

a)

An attack on the King.

b)

What a pawn does that reaches the other side of the board.

c)

When you move a piece to a square where you could capture an opponent's piece NEXT move.

d)

When the player to move isn't in check, but none of his pieces move.

4.

What is the name of this piece and it's point value?

a)

Rook

3

b)

Pawn

1

c)

Rook

5

d)

Queen

5

5.

What is the point value for this piece?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

9

6.

To move your unmoved King 2 squares toward an unmoved Rook and to move the Rook on the other side of the King.

a)

Castle

b)

Fork

c)

Back Rank

d)

Pin

7.

A double attack, usually by a Knight or a Pawn.

a)

Back-Rank Mate

b)

Skewer

c)

Fork

d)

Pin

8.

What is the point value of the King?

a)

3

b)

priceless

c)

9

d)

11

9.

True or False

A piece is PINNED if when it cannot move without exposing a more valuable piece to attack.

(a)  

10.

When you move a piece to a square where you cold capture an opponent's piece NEXT move is called a what?

a)

En Passant

b)

Castle

c)

Pin

d)

Attack

11.

True/False

You MUST announce "check" when you are about to attack your opponents King.

(a)  

12.

Capturing a pawn that moved 2 spaces with a pawn that could have captured it if it had only moved 1 space, on the next turn only.

a)

En

Passant

b)

Fork

c)

Attack

d)

Stalemate

13.

Which chess piece is worth 3 points?

a)

Pawn

b)

Queen

c)

Bishop

d)

Rook

14.

What is a BACK RANK?

a)

The row in which the major pieces stand at the start of the game.

b)

The part of the game where the King should come out and fight.

c)

A checkmating pattern that happens when a player delivers checkmate by attacking the back rank of their opponent.

d)

The row in which all the pawns are located at the beginning of the match.

15.

If a King is in check and can't get out of check it's called what?

a)

Check

b)

Checkmate

c)

Stalemate

d)

Promotion

16.

This piece moves one square in every direction.

a)

King

b)

Rook

c)

Queen

d)

Bishop

17.

The (a)   moves diagonally as many times as it wants.

18.

Which piece can move horizontally or vertically as many times as it wants?

a)

Knight

b)

Pawn

c)

Queen

d)

Rook

19.

The ______ is the only piece on the board that doesn't move backward.

a)

Rook

b)

Bishop

c)

Pawn

d)

Knight

20.

True/False

The pawn is the only piece that doesn't capture in the same way that it moves.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

True/False

Knights cannot jump over other pieces.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

Castling is the only time in chess in which you can move two pieces at once. Which are the two pieces?

a)

Rook and Queen

b)

Pawn and King

c)

Bishop and King

d)

Rook and King

23.

When one piece can attack TWO or more opposing pieces at the same time.

a)

Castle

b)

Pin

c)

Fork

d)

En Prise

24.

What morning can I come to school and enjoy Chess Club in Ms. Bates room?

a)

Tuesday

b)

Friday

c)

Monday

d)

Thursday