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Chess Board Basics_6

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which piece could be “checkmated” in chess?

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Rook

d)

Bishop

2.

At the start of a chess game, how many pieces are there in total on a chessboard?

a)

40

b)

32

c)

18

d)

16

3.

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

4.

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

5.

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

6.

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

7.

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

8.

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

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Pawn

d)

Knight

9.

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

10.

What do we call the rows on a chessboard?

a)

Bars

b)

Ranks

c)

Rows

d)

Lines

11.

What do we call the columns on a chessboard?

a)

Bars

b)

Files

c)

Lines

d)

Rows

12.

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

13.

How many categories (types) of pieces are there on a chessboard?

a)

6

b)

8

c)

10

d)

16

14.

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

15.

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