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Chess

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

Which of the following are openings for black?

a)

The Blackburn Shilling Gambit

b)

The King's Indian Defense

c)

The English Opening

d)

Alekhine's Defense

e)

The Scandinavian

3.

Who of the following was never a chess grand master?

a)

Ben Finegold

b)

Fabiano Caruana

c)

Eric Rosen

d)

Magnus Carlsen

e)

Mikhail Tal

4.

This is the current world chess champion.

(a)  

5.

This is often considered the worst move for white to play.

a)

1. Na3

b)

1. Nh3

c)

1. g4

d)

1. f3

e)

1. a3

6.

Which opening is 1. e4 c5 ?

(a)  

7.

Which of the following has never been a chess piece in all of chess history?

a)

Elephant

b)

Bishop

c)

Advisor

d)

Squire

8.

Among top players, what is the percent of drawed games?

a)

63%

b)

55%

c)

47%

d)

59%

9.

1. e5 Nc6 is called the (a)   defense.

10.

1. d4 e5 is the ______ Gambit.

a)

Queen's

b)

King's

c)

Halloween

d)

Englund

e)

This is not a gambit.

11.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nxe5

(a)  

12.

Which of the following is not one of the four most common openings for white?

a)

d4

b)

e4

c)

f4

d)

c4

e)

Nf3

13.

Which of these is an illegal move?

a)

Ne6!

b)

Qa1+

c)

Nb3??

d)

Kf3#

e)

Rf2

14.

How much did you enjoy this test?

a)

1/10

b)

3/10

c)

5/10

d)

7.5/10

e)

10/10

15.

Which piece moves diagonally only?

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Bishop

16.

What piece is the most valuable next to the king?

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Queen

d)

Bishop

17.

What is the name of a game with no winner

a)

diagonal

b)

draw

c)

dynamic

d)

Defence

18.

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

19.

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

20.

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

21.

Advancing a pawn to the eighth rank, converting it to a queen, rook, bishop or knight.

a)

ply

b)

piece

c)

promotion

d)

pawn

22.

A combination in which two pieces work together to deliver an alternating series of checks and discovered checks in such a way that the opposing king is required to move on each turn.

a)

windmill

b)

win

c)

wing

d)

waiting move

23.

Method to decide the result of an unfinished game. It is done by an expert who judges the position on the board. T

a)

adjustment

b)

adjudication

c)

automaton

d)

artificial casting

24.

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

25.

The shortest possible chess game ending in mate:

a)

fork

b)

fortress

c)

fool's mate

d)

forfeit

26.

Were dose the king go when your setting up the board

a)

e1

b)

h6

c)

d1

d)

a1

27.

Wich of the word are in chess(Multiple answers)

a)

stalemate

b)

good day

c)

check

d)

hello

e)

checkmate

28.

What is the most powerful piece

a)

The King

b)

The Bishop

c)

The Knight

d)

The Queen

e)

The Rook

29.

How do you say draw in chess

a)

Check

b)

Chekmate

c)

Stalemate

d)

Draw

30.

What do you say when you win the game

(a)  

31.

When a piece has a piece behind it and a piece is attacking the piece in front of that piece then what is it called?

a)

Pin

b)

Fork

c)

Check

d)

Skewer

32.

How many players needed to play chess?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

33.

Is the strongest piece in chess. It can move 8 directions. Combined rook and bishop.

a)

Queen

b)

Bishop

c)

Pawn

d)

King

34.

A piece that can move diagonal only.

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Bishop

d)

Rook

35.

It is the weakest piece, it can move any direction but one step only.

a)

Knight

b)

Pawn

c)

Queen

d)

King

36.

The piece that can move L.

a)

Pawn

b)

Knight

c)

Horse

d)

Rook

37.

A piece that can move one or two steps at first move. When the piece wishes to capture opponent's piece, it will move diagonally.

a)

Pawn

b)

Knight

c)

Rook

d)

King

38.

The pawn reaches to the other side then it can promote into four pieces, bishop, rook, knight or queen.

a)

Capture

b)

Checkmate

c)

Promotion

d)

Stalemate

39.

The pawn promotes that it is not queen.

a)

Checkmate

b)

Underpromotion

c)

Promotion

d)

Stalemate

40.

Give the definition of rook.

a)

Weakest piece.

b)

Strongest piece.

c)

Moves horizontal or vertical.

d)

Moves diagonal.

41.

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.

42.

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.

43.

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.

44.

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.

45.

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.

46.

Example of checkmate.

a)
b)
c)
d)
47.

Example of stalemate.

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

Example of check.

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.

White wants to move the king, how many legal moves in this picture?

a)

Four

b)

Five

c)

Six

d)

Seven

50.

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

a)

Three

b)

Four

c)

Five

d)

Six

51.

Correct chess setup for white.

a)
b)
c)
d)
52.

chess is native to :

a)

India

b)

china

c)

Egypt

d)

brazil

53.

the most important piece is:

a)

the king

b)

the queen

c)

the pawn

d)

the rook

54.

half of the army are :

a)

pawns

b)

bishops

c)

kings

d)

knights

55.

which is a knight ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
56.

castling is with :

a)

king and pawn

b)

bishop with knight

c)

king and queen

d)

king and rook

57.

the rook gets a promotion when it gets to the other side

a)

true

b)

false

58.

the board is made up of:

a)

black circles

b)

orange triangles

c)

dark and light squares

d)

blue rectangles

59.

trick question: the center squares are

a)

a1, b1,c1,d1.

b)

d4,e4,d5,e5.

c)

e1 (only)

d)

all white squares

60.

when it's a player's turn and none of the pieces can move:

a)

stalemate

b)

check

c)

draw by repetition

d)

checkmate

61.

a ________ piece is a piece that cannot move

a)

pinned

b)

checked

c)

drawn

d)

captured

62.

How many players needed to play chess?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

63.

A piece that can move diagonal only.

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Bishop

d)

Rook

64.

It is the weakest piece, it can move any direction but one step only.

a)

Knight

b)

Pawn

c)

Queen

d)

King

65.

The piece that can move L.

a)

Pawn

b)

Knight

c)

Horse

d)

Rook

66.

A piece that can move one or two steps at first move. When the piece wishes to capture opponent's piece, it will move diagonally.

a)

Pawn

b)

Knight

c)

Rook

d)

King

67.

How many pieces are there in chess

a)

19

b)

32

c)

64

d)

16

68.

How many boxes are there in chess

a)

35

b)

68

c)

64

d)

32

69.

What are the two armies in chess

a)

King and queen

b)

Bishop and queen

c)

Horse and pawn

d)

Black and white pieces

70.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Knight

b)

Pawn

c)

Bishop

71.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Bishop

b)

Pawn

c)

King

72.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Pawn

b)

Rook

c)

Bishop

73.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Rook

b)

Pawn

c)

Bishop

74.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Princess

75.

What is this piece called in chess language?

a)

Prince

b)

King

c)

George