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Chess Beginners Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many pawns, or points, is a QUEEN worth?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

9

2.

How many points, or pawns, is a ROOK worth?

a)

9

b)

5

c)

3

d)

1

3.

What are the different ways you get out of a check?

a)

capture

b)

protect

c)

run away

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

4.

What happens if you can't do CPR (capture, protect, run away)??

a)

it's checkmate

b)

it's stalemate

c)

it's a draw

d)

you stop playing chess and go and play baseball

5.

This kind of attack Coach David calls a "peek-a-boo" attack because you discover an attack on one of your opponent's pieces:

a)

A SUPER JEDI MOVE

b)

skewer

c)

discovered attack

d)

pin

6.

When you attack 2 of more of your opponent's pieces at the same time, that's a....

a)

fork

b)

napkin

c)

plate

d)

bowl

7.

How do you checkmate with a rook and king versus (or against) a lone king?

a)

you ask your opponent nicely

b)

you give away your rook

c)

make a box and bring the king in closer

d)

SPONGEBOB

8.

What 3 things should you do in the opening of a chess game?

a)

castle

b)

control the center

c)

develop your pieces

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

9.

When you freeze one of your opponent's pieces so they can't move, that's called....

a)

discovered attack

b)

fork

c)

pin

d)

Elsa from the movie "Frozen"

10.

If I can't move any of my pieces, but I'm not in check, that's called...

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

SpongeBob SquarePants

c)

checkmate

d)

stalemate

11.

How many points, or a pawns, is a KNIGHT worth?

a)

over 9,000

b)

9

c)

5

d)

3

12.

How many squares are on a chess board?

a)

100

b)

64

c)

32

d)

48

13.

Did you like Coach David as a chess teacher? (Be nice!)

a)

Coach David is an awesome chess teacher!

b)

he's a good chess teacher

c)

he's not great, but he's not bad

d)

he's a horrible chess teacher