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Chess Pre Test

Total questions: 112

Worksheet time: 9hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many total pieces are there on a chess board

a)

26

b)

32

c)

16

d)

8

2.

How many squares does a chess board have

a)

48

b)

31

c)

53

d)

64

3.

1) This piece has limited movement. Its capture or mate means the end of the game.

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Pawn (Soldier)

d)

Bishop

4.

2) Its movement is a combination of the Rook and Bishop?

a)

Knight

b)

Rook

c)

King

d)

Queen

5.

3) Its movement forms an L shape and can jump overhead the piece blocking it?

a)

Bishop

b)

Rook

c)

Knight

d)

Pawn (Soldier)

6.

4) As long as its line of sight is clear, this piece moves in a straight, diagonal line?

a)

Rook

b)

Queen

c)

Bishop

d)

King

7.

5) It moves forward one square, except when at the initial position where it may move two squares ahead?

a)

King

b)

Bishop

c)

Knight

d)

Pawn (Soldier)

8.

6) When this piece reaches the last square, it is promoted and can be swapped for a Bishop, Knight, Rook, or Queen?

a)

King

b)

Pawn (Soldier)

c)

Queen

d)

Bishop

9.

What is horse called in chess language?

a)

Knight

b)

Pawn

c)

Bishop

10.

What is soldiers called in chess language?

a)

Bishop

b)

Pawn

c)

King

11.

5) Which is the most powerful piece on a chessboard?

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Rook

d)

Knight

12.

8) Which player can make the first move in a chess game?

a)

Decided by tossing a coin

b)

The player with black pieces

c)

The player with white pieces

d)

Both A & B

13.

12) Which is the only piece on a chessboard that cannot check a king?

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Pawn

d)

Knight

14.

Which Piece goes on its own color?

a)

King

b)

Queen

15.

What color sqare is on the bottom right corner of the chess board?

a)

Black

b)

White

16.

When you set the game up, which piece do you put on either side of the king and queen?

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Bishop

17.

Which piece cannot move backward?

a)

King

b)

Pawn

c)

Rook

18.

The pawn captures by attacking the opponent's piece on...

a)

the square directly in front of it

b)

the square directly in back of it

c)

the square diagonally to it

19.

Which piece can jump over other pieces?

a)

Pawn

b)

King

c)

Knight

20.

Chess is a game played between _______ players

a)

Five

b)

Three

c)

Two

d)

One

21.

Each player has _______ Rooks at the start of the game.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

22.

The Knight are placed between ______________ & _____________ at the start of the game .

a)

Rook & King

b)

Rook & Queen

c)

Rook & Bishop

d)

Rook & pawn

23.

The Black Queen is placed on __________ colour at the start of the game.

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

Green

d)

Yellow

24.

The symbol for 'King' is __________ as per algebraic notation.

a)

N

b)

R

c)

K

d)

B

25.

__________ is the Chessman which can never be captured.

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Queen

d)

King

26.
How does the king move?
a)
1 square in any direction
b)
It moves to any space
c)
It can't
d)
In an L shape
27.
How does a bishop move?
a)
Diagonally
b)
In an L shape
c)
It doesn't
d)
Anywhere it chooses
28.
How does a rook move?
a)
Horizontally
b)
Vertically
c)
In an L shape
d)
A and B
29.
How does a queen move?
a)
Diagonally
b)
Horizontally
c)
Vertically
d)
All of the Above
30.
How many white and black squares are there in proper chess board?
a)
24 and 24
b)
16 and 16
c)
44 and 34
d)

32 and 32

31.

how many total pawns are on the chess board during a game ?

a)

8

b)

4

c)

16

d)

32

32.

A Pawn piece is worth

a)

1 Point

b)

3 point

c)

5 point

d)

9 point

33.

Movement and Capture move of Bishop-

a)

Diagonal

b)

Forward

c)

Backward

d)

none of these

34.

Movement and Capture move of Queen-

a)

Any direction

b)

Diagonal

c)

Forward/Backward

d)

Corner to Corner

35.

When you set the game up, Which piece do you put on either side of the king and queen-

a)

Bishop

b)

Knight

c)

Queen

d)

Rook

36.

Which piece cannot move backward-

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Pawn

d)

Knight

37.

The pawn captures by attacking the opponent's piece on-

a)

the square in front of it

b)

the square directly in back if it

c)

the square directly to it

d)

the square diagonally to it

38.

How many pieces can you capture at one time-

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

None

39.

Can you change the move after playing it -

a)

Yes

b)

No

40.

How many pieces does White have?

a)

16

b)

32

c)

24

d)

64

41.

How do we win a game in chess?

a)

Eat all the pieces.

b)

Hit down the other player's King.

c)

Stalemate.

d)

Checkmate.

42.

Checkmate in chess

a)
b)
c)

None

d)
43.

En Passant in chess

a)
b)
c)
44.

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

a)

8

b)

4

c)

16

d)

32

45.

A Rook piece is worth...

a)

5 points

b)

1 point

c)

10 points

d)

3 points

46.

A Pawn piece is worth...

a)

1 point

b)

2 points

c)

3 points

d)

5 points when it captures another piece

47.

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.

48.

What are the two armies in chess

a)

King and queen

b)

Bishop and queen

c)

Horse and pawn

d)

Black and white pieces

49.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Prince

b)

King

c)

George

50.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Princess

51.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Rook

b)

Pawn

c)

Bishop

52.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Pawn

b)

Rook

c)

Bishop

53.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Bishop

b)

Pawn

c)

King

54.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Knight

b)

Pawn

c)

Bishop

55.

The move 1. e4 is considered to be called which opening?

a)

The Queen's Pawn Opening

b)

The Sicilian

c)

The King's Pawn Opening

d)

The English Opening

e)

The Italian Game

56.

How do you notate this move?

(a)  

57.

White pawn captures the black pawn. How will you notate this move?

(a)  

58.

How do you notate this move?

(a)  

59.

This is a special move of king and rook also know as castling. How do you notate this move?

(a)  

60.

How do you notate this move?

(a)  

61.

What is the correct symbol for check?

a)

+

b)

x

c)

#

d)

*

62.

What is the correct symbol for mate?

a)

+

b)

x

c)

#

d)

*

63.

How do you notate queenside castling?

(a)  

64.

How do you notate this move?

a)

Qb5+

b)

Q5b+

c)

Qxb5+

d)

Qbx5+

65.

How do you notate this move?

a)

Ndb2

b)

N2db

c)

Nbd2

d)

Nxd2

66.

Pawn move on a4?

a)

a4

b)

4a

c)

P4a

d)

Pa4

67.

Knight's move on h8

a)

Kh8

b)

Nh8

c)

K8h

d)

N8h

68.

The vertical and horizontal are called

a)

Vertical and horizontal

b)

Ranks and files

c)

Vertical and ranks

d)

Files and horizontal

69.

Which of these is not a move?

a)

Castling

b)

Resignation

c)

En passent

d)

Promotion

70.

The opening

1. e4 e5

2. f4. exf4

is what type of opening?

a)

Kings Gambit Declined

b)

Kings Gambit Accepted

c)

Queens Gambit Declined

d)

Queens Gambit Accepted

71.

The opening

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bc4 Bc5

is what opening?

a)

Italian Game

b)

Wayward Queen Attack

c)

Giuoco Piano Game

d)

Kings Pawn Opening: Four Knights Variation

72.

The opening

1. d4 d5

2. c4 dxc4

is what opening?

a)

Kings Gambit Accepted

b)

Italian Game

c)

Caro-Kaan

d)

Queens Gambit Accepted

73.

The opening

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Bb5

is a _______ opening.

a)

Sicilian Defense

b)

Scandinavian Defense

c)

Ruy Lopez (Spanish) Opening

d)

French Defense

74.

What kind of opening is

1. e4 d5

{exd5 Qxd5}?

{Optional}

a)

Sicilian Defense

b)

Ruy Lopez (Spanish) Opening

c)

French Defense

d)

Scandinavian Defense

75.

What variation of the Sicilian Defense is

White pawn to e4 - black pawn to c5

White knight to f3 - black pawn to d6

White pawn to d4 - black pawn on the c-file takes white on d4

White knight takes d4 - black knight to f6

White knight to c3 - black pawn to g6, to be soon followed by black's bishop moving to g7?

a)

Dragon

b)

Najdorf

76.

What kind of gambit is

1. d4 d5

2. e4 dxe4

3. Nc3

a)

Kings Gambit

b)

Queens Gambit

c)

Blackmar Diemer Gambit

d)

None of the options

77.

The

1. e4 e5

2. Bc4

opening is what kind of opening?

a)

Bishops Opening

b)

Wayward Queen Attack

c)

Kings Pawn Opening

d)

Queens Pawn Opening

78.

What move follows the

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. Nc3 ___

in the Four Knights Game

a)

Nc4

b)

b3

c)

Nf5

d)

Nf6

79.

The opening

1. d4 d5

2. c4 e6

is commonly refered to as

a)

Kings Gambit Accepted

b)

Kings Gambit Declined

c)

Queens Gambit Accepted

d)

Queens Gambit Declined

80.

1. e4 e6

is a...

a)

French Defense

b)

Caro-Kaan Defense

c)

Vienna Game

d)

Polish Defense

81.

1. e4 c6

is an example of the...

a)

Polish Defense

b)

Scandinavian Defense

c)

French Defense

d)

Caro-Kaan Defense

82.

If I play chess and this opening occurs

1. e4 e5

2. Nc3

what opening did I witness?

a)

Sicilian Defense

b)

Vienna Game

c)

Polish Defense

d)

Ruy Lopez (Spanish) Opening

83.

1. b4

is a...

a)

Reti Opening

b)

Vienna Game

c)

Polish Opening

d)

Grob Opening

84.

1. c4 is a

a)

Scotch Gambit

b)

Vienna Game

c)

English Opening

d)

None of the above

85.

If I were doing the Slav Defense, after

1. d4 d5

2. c4

what do I play as black?

a)

dxd4

b)

e6

c)

c6

d)

You can't, it's white to move

86.

1. e4 e5

2. Nf3 Nc6

3. d4

is an example of the

a)

Scotch Game

b)

Sicilian Defense

c)

Polish Opening

d)

Nimzowitsch-Larsen Attack

87.

The Kings Indian Attack is played as

a)

1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6

b)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7

c)

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3

d)

1. e4 Nf6

88.

Chess is a game that has been played for centuries and was thought to have originated in

a)

Australia

b)

Germany

c)

India

89.

Long ago, chess was considered a game reserved only for

a)

Lower Classes

b)

Middle Classes

c)

Upper Classes

90.

The most important pieces, however it is considered one of the weakest. It only moves one square in any direction - up, down, to the sides, and diagonally.

a)

King

b)

Knight

c)

Queen

91.

Each army has has 8 ___

a)

Powns

b)

Rooks

c)

Bishops

d)

Pawns

92.

Chess is also known as __________.

a)

"the game of thrones"

b)

"the game of elephants"

c)

"the game of kings"

d)

"the game of knights"

93.

What are the colours of standard chess pieces?

a)

Red and blue

b)

Green and black

c)

Black and white

d)

Black and grey

94.

What is the main objective in a game of chess?

a)

Put the opponent's queen under a direct attack from which escape is impossible.

b)

Put the opponent's rook under a direct attack from which escape is impossible.

c)

Put the opponent's king under a direct attack from which escape is impossible.

d)

Put the opponent's pieces under a direct attack from which escape is impossible.

95.

What is the name of the international chess governing body?

a)

International Chess Federation – FIDE

b)

International for Chess Federation – ICF

c)

International Chess Organisation – ICO

d)

Federation International Chess – FIC

96.

Which player can make the first move in a chess game?

a)

Decided by tossing a coin

b)

The player with black pieces

c)

The player with white pieces

d)

Both A & B

97.

Which of the following moves allows for a change of positions between a rook and king and puts them side by side?

a)

Dwarfing

b)

Hooking

c)

Castling

d)

Shifting

98.

When a pawn reaches the other side of the chessboard, it would be exchanged for any piece. What is this strategy called?

a)

Queening

b)

Reigning

c)

Promoting

d)

Downing

99.

What is the condition in which a player cannot make any legal moves while the other one has not checked yet?

a)

Checkmate

b)

Batchmate

c)

Newman

d)

Stalemate

100.

Which is the only piece on a chessboard that cannot check a king?

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Pawn

d)

Knight

101.

How can a chess game finish in a draw?

a)

The game reaches a stalemate

b)

Both players agree with a draw

c)

Time Out

d)

Both A and B

102.

What do we call the rows on a chessboard?

a)

Bars

b)

Ranks

c)

Rows

d)

Lines

103.

What do we call the columns on a chessboard?

a)

Bars

b)

Files

c)

Lines

d)

Rows

104.

Squares on a chessboard are identified by which characters?

a)

Two letters

b)

Two numbers

c)

One letter and one number

d)

Both A & B

105.

Which piece is put next to the rook on the chessboard at the start of a game?

a)

Queen

b)

Bishop

c)

Knight

d)

King

106.

In addition to a checkmate, how can a player win a chess game?

a)

The opponent runs out of time

b)

The opponent resigns

c)

The opponent sleeps

d)

Both A and B

107.

A chess opening in which a player offers a pawn (or more) for fast development and an attack.

a)

grading

b)

gambit

c)

grandmaster

d)

game clock

108.

The third and last phase of the game, when there are few pieces left on the board.

a)

edge

b)

eat

c)

en passant

d)

endgame

109.

The beginning phase of the game, roughly the first dozen moves, but it can extend much farther.

a)

olympiad

b)

opening

c)

opposition

d)

optimal

110.

A simultaneous attack by a single piece on two (or more) of the opponent's pieces.

a)

fork

b)

fortress

c)

fool's mate

d)

forfeit

111.

The shortest possible chess game ending in a mate.

a)

fork

b)

fortress

c)

fool's mate

d)

forfeit

112.

Which piece sits its own colour when setting the chessboard?

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Bishop

d)

Knight

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