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TVM Chess

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many squares does a chess board have

a)

48

b)

31

c)

53

d)

64

2.

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

a)

knight

b)

Black

c)

White

d)

king

3.

How many total pieces are there on a chess board

a)

26

b)

32

c)

16

d)

8

4.

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

a)

Rook

b)

Bishop

c)

Pawn

d)

Knight

5.

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

6.

WHITE'S MOVE

How can White checkmate Black in one move?

a)

R to h1

b)

R to e8

c)

R b1

d)

White can't checkmate Black in one move.

7.

WHITE'S MOVE

What is White's best move?

a)

B to e6

b)

B to h7

c)

R to h8

d)

Offer a draw

8.

WHITE'S MOVE

How can White checkmate Black in one move?

a)

B to f7

b)

B to f8

c)

B to c3

d)

White can't checkmate Black in one move.

9.

WHITE'S MOVE

How can White checkmate Black in one move?

a)

R to d8

b)

R to e8

c)

B to f7

d)

White can't checkmate Black in one move.

10.

Which side is ahead in material?

a)

White

b)

Black

c)

It is even.

d)

It depends on whose move it is.

11.

WHITE'S MOVE

What White move wins Black's queen?

a)

R to a6

b)

R to a4

c)

N to f5

d)

None of the above

12.

WHITE'S MOVE

How can White checkmate Black in one move?

a)

Q to e8

b)

R to b8

c)

Q to e4

d)

White can't checkmate Black in one move.

13.

WHITE'S MOVE

What move wins one of Black's Rooks?

a)

N to e6

b)

N to d3

c)

N to g6

d)

White can't win one of Black's rooks.

14.

WHITE'S MOVE

What is White's best move?

a)

N to f6

b)

N to c7

c)

N to e7

d)

K to e3

15.

What move checkmates black?

a)

Pawn to c4

b)

King a5

c)

Rook to d8

d)

None of the above

16.

What is blacks best move?

a)

Bishop to h2

b)

Rook to d1

c)

Pawn to c3

d)

None of the above

17.

What is this peice called?

(a)  

18.
How does a rook move?
a)
Horizontally
b)
Vertically
c)
In an L shape
d)
A and B
19.
How does a bishop move?
a)
Diagonally
b)
In an L shape
c)
It doesn't
d)
Anywhere it chooses
20.
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
21.
How does the knight move?
a)
An L shape
b)
Vertically
c)
Horizontally
d)
One space forward
22.
How does the pawn move?
a)
1 space forward
b)
Diagonally
c)
2 spaces forward on the first move, 1 after 
d)
 An L shape 
23.
What is a stalemate?
a)
When a king cannot move without moving into check
b)
When the king cannot move out of check
c)
When there are just kings left
d)
A or C
24.
What is checkmate?
a)
Writing a check to your mate
b)
Writing a mate to your check
c)
When a king cannot move without moving into check
d)
When a king cannot move out of check
25.
(Black's move) What best describes the situation?
a)
a) Black is in checkmate.
b)
b) Black is in stalemate.
c)
c) Black is in check.
d)
d) None of the above.
26.
 (Black's move) What best describes the situation?
a)
a) Black is in checkmate.
b)
b) Black is in stalemate.
c)
c) Black is in check.
d)
None of the above
27.
(Black's move) What best describes the situation?
a)
Black is in checkmate.
b)
Black is in stalemate.
c)
Black is in check.
d)
None of the above.
28.

Who did these footprints?

a)

Queen

b)

Knight

c)

Pawn

d)

Rook

29.

Mate in one (White)

a)

Ra7

b)

Rc8

c)

Rb7

d)

Rg7

30.

White to move. Mate in one.

a)

d8=R

b)

Bxe5

c)

Nc6

d)

Bg5

e)

Bh4

31.

White to move. Mate in one.

a)

Qd6

b)

c4

c)

f5

d)

Qf8

e)

Qe7

32.

White to move. Mate in one.

a)

d8=R

b)

Ne5

c)

d8=Q

d)

Ng5

e)

d8=N

33.

White to move. Mate in one.

a)

Qf6

b)

Qe2

c)

b5

d)

Qc6

e)

Qb7

34.

White to move. Mate in one.

a)

Qxd4

b)

Qa8

c)

Bxb7

d)

Ra1

e)

Qe8

35.

White to move. Mate in one.

a)

Be2

b)

Qxc2

c)

Bxd8

d)

Qh5

36.

White to move. Mate in one.

(a)  

37.

WHITE'S MOVE

How can White put Black in check?

a)

B to b5

b)

B to g6

c)

R to e8

d)

White can't check Black

38.

Which piece can jump over another piece in a move?

a)

king

b)

queen

c)

pawn

d)

knight

39.

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

a)

Knight

b)

Rook

c)

King

d)

Queen

40.

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

a)

Bishop

b)

Rook

c)

Knight

d)

Pawn (Soldier)