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CHESS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the most popular first chess moves

a)

D4 Nf3 C4

b)

E4 Nf3 C3

2.

How many squares are in the chessboard?

a)

64

b)

68

c)

65

3.

How many chess pieces are there?

a)

32

b)

31

c)

33

d)

30

4.

How many players are in chess?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

9

d)

3

5.

How many points is a bishop worth?

a)

3

b)

5

c)

1

d)

2

6.

How many points is a king worth?

a)

0

b)

100

c)

1

d)

10

7.

What is the name of a "draw" in chess?

a)

Check

b)

Mate

c)

Checkmate

d)

Stalemate

8.

Which of these is a non-standard move?

a)

Castling

b)

Check

c)

Capture

d)

Combination

9.

Does white move 1st or does black move 1st

a)

White

b)

Black

10.

A bishop is ___points

a)

4

b)

3

c)

6

d)

5

e)

2

11.

What is the most powerful chess piece

a)

King

b)

Rook

c)

Bishop

d)

Queen

e)

Knight

12.

What is this

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Is a secret

d)

Bishop

13.

What is the name of the draw by u can’t move any of your pieces

a)

Stalemate

b)

Perpetual check

c)

Threefold repetition

14.

A rook is how much points

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

9

e)

2

15.

A queen is how much points

a)

10

b)

9

c)

8

d)

5

e)

7

16.

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

17.

The most powerful piece. It moves in any one straight direction - forward, backward, sideways, or diagonally. As all the other pieces except the knight, it cannot move over any intervening piece

a)

Bishop

b)

King

c)

Queen

18.

It is particularly powerful pieces when they are protecting each other and working together. It may move to any square as far as it wants, but only forward, backward, and to the sides.

a)

Bishop

b)

Knight

c)

Rook

19.

This chess piece work well together because they cover up each other’s weaknesses. It may move as far as it wants, but only diagonally.

a)

Bishop

b)

Knight

c)

Rook

20.

It moves by going two squares in one direction, and then one more move just like an “L” shape. Knights are the only pieces that can move over other pieces

a)

Bishop

b)

Knight

c)

Pawn

21.

It move forward, but capture diagonally. They can never move backwards. On its first move, It can advance two squares at a time. Succeeding moves will be one square at a time.

a)

Bishop

b)

Knight

c)

Pawn

22.

How many chess pieces per player?

a)

12

b)

14

c)

16

23.

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.

24.

Give the definition of stalemate.

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.

Give the definition of capture.

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.

26.

Give the definition of en passant.

a)

Special pawn capture can occur when an opponent's pawn move two ranks forward of a starting square.

b)

The king and the rest of the pieces has no legal moves but the king isn't check.

c)

The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat.

d)

Single piece attack two or more direct attacks.

27.

Definitions of castling.

(Hint: There are 2/4 correct choices)

a)

Either king and his/her own rooks can castling. It consists of king two squares towards a rook on the player's first rank. Then move the rook of a square which the rook crossed.

b)

Special pawn capture can occur when an opponent's pawn move two ranks forward of a starting square.

c)

The king has no possible moves, there is no way to remove the threat

d)

There are two kinds of castling: queenside castling, and kingside castling.

28.

Example of checkmate.

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

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

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Six

30.

What is the full name of your P.E Teacher

(a)