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Chess

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This opening is called the…….

a)

Reti opening: Tension gambit

b)

Scandivian defence: tension gambit

c)

Kings’s knight opening: knight’s gambit

2.

Which piece can move forward, never backward, and attacks diagonally?

a)

Pawn

b)

Queen

c)

King

d)

Knight

3.

A Pawn piece is worth...

a)

1 point

b)

2 points

c)

3 points

d)

5 points when it captures another piece

4.

ROOK'S VALUE IS

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

10

5.

YOU ARE PLAYING WITH THE WHITE PIECES, IT IS YOUR TURN AND YOU HAVE THIS POSITION ON THE CHESSBOARD

a)

CAPTURE THE KING

b)

YOU HAVE ALREADY WON

c)

TELL YOUR OPPONENT THAT HE PROBABLY DID AN ILLEGAL MOVE, BECAUSE THAT POSITION IS IMPOSSIBLE IN YOUR TURN

6.

Where should white move their queen this turn?

a)

qb1

b)

qe2

c)

qd1

d)

qh5

7.

QUEEN'S VALUE IS

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

10

8.

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

9.

What piece is never captured but often in danger?

a)

Pawn

b)

Queen

c)

King

d)

Bishop

10.

KNIGHT'S VALUE IS

a)

1

b)

3

c)

5

d)

10

11.

Which move forks the king and the bishop?

a)

kf5

b)

kg6

c)

qxf6

12.

When your a chess player, you are in a novice player, the you are a …….,………, the finally you are a …….. .

a)

FM, then, GM, then finally IM

b)

IM, FM, GM

c)

GM, FM, IM

d)

FM, IM, GM

13.

Which symbol in chess, means checkmate?

a)

0-0-0

b)

+

c)

#

d)

0-0

14.

What is the goal of Chess? How do you know you've won?

a)

Your opponent's King is in Check.

b)

You capture all of your opponent's pieces.

c)

You have trapped your opponent's King in Checkmate.

d)

You capture your opponent's King.

15.

the most important piece is:

a)

the king

b)

the queen

c)

the pawn

d)

the rook

16.

The pawn captures by attacking the opponent's piece on...

a)

the square directly in front of it

b)

the square directly in back of it

c)

the square diagonally to it

17.

trick question: the center squares are

a)

a1, b1,c1,d1.

b)

d4,e4,d5,e5.

c)

e1 (only)

d)

all white squares

18.

What is horse called in chess language?

a)

Knight

b)

Pawn

c)

Bishop

19.

a ________ piece is a piece that cannot move

a)

pinned

b)

checked

c)

drawn

d)

captured

20.

You capture a piece by...

a)

jumping the piece and removing it

b)

sliding into the square of the piece and removing it

21.

Can you change a move after playing it?

a)

Yes

b)

No

22.

Which player always makes the first move?

a)

White

b)

Black

23.

Which piece is the only piece on the board that can jump over other pieces?

a)

King

b)

Knight

c)

Queen

d)

Bishop

24.

Which Piece goes on its own color?

a)

King

b)

Queen

25.

The knight moves a total of three squares. In what direction does it move?

a)

U shape

b)

L shape

c)

C shape

26.

What is the most powerful piece in chess?

a)

King

b)

Bishop

c)

Pawn

d)

Queen

27.

There are ___ different pieces in chess.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

8

28.

Who are one of the best Gm’s in chess?

a)

FunmasterMike

b)

Hikaru nakamura

c)

Levy Rozman

d)

Ding liren

29.

What year did Ding Liren beat Magnus Carlsen?

a)

2018

b)

2019

c)

2021

d)

2022

e)

2023

30.

Your playing as black, then, white takes your pawn, what should you do?

a)

Take whites pawn

b)

Kick white’s knight

c)

Play queen to e2

d)

Play knight to c3