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WorksheetsChess quiz games of Leo and Miles
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 17mins
What threat does this make?
Qxf7 ++
Q x e5 +
Qh3
Qb5
White plays ng4. Is this a good move and why/why not?
Yes - it attacks the queen
Yes - the knight can now attack the king side
No- the knight can be taken
No - the knight was in an outpost and should stay there
What pieces are still at home and need to be improved?
How do we deal with this threat?
Nf6 attack the queen!
Bd6 defend the pawn
Nc6 defend the pawn
D5, Charge!!!!!
What move here develops a piece and attacks the queen?
ng4
pb6
Nc6
D5, Charge!!!!!
A Tiny terror(Black) suggests play Ng4, is that a good move?
Yes, it attacks the queen
Yes, it attacks f2 and the king
No, it can be taken
No, it doesn't develop pieces that are still at home
Black moved their queen backward from Qd7 to e8 . Why is this move so bad? Pick more than one answer.
It pins the Black queen to their bishop
Qd1 was checkmate!
The queen was happily doubled on an open file
The queen is under attack
White can take the pawn on g7
Think about the laser powers of pieces. What pawn are our pieces focusing on?
a2
b2
f2
g2
h2
How could we increase the pressure on the f2 pawn? Pick three.
Bd6 - deflecting the queen
bc5 attacking the pawn on more time
Nc6, rf6, then arf8 as a long-term plan
rd8 - open file!
a5, pawn break!
A crushing attack by Black, boom!. White will move their rook but it doesn't matter where. How can Black finish the game?
r d2 - then checkmate with the rook and queen
Take all the pawns with the rook and queen then get another queen
Qc3 to defend
r d8 to keep the king safe
a5 then b5 pawn storm!
Why was Nb4 a poor move?
It makes no threat
The bishop, rook and king are still at home and need to develop
It can be taken
It should be on a5 like a super power house knight!
You can win a queen!
Why is this knight move garbage?
The threat it makes can easily be solved
It moves a knight from the center of the board
It can be taken
It should be on a5 like a super power house knight!
You can win a queen!
Why was Nb4 a poor move?
It makes no threat
The bishop, rook and king are still at home and need to develop
It can be taken
It should be on a5 like a super power house knight!
You can win a queen!
Oh no, White has played a garbage opening! What should Black do?
Develop pieces and castle
Attack with the knight!
Go for checkmate!
Play f5 and charge
A5 pawn storm!
Oh no, a weird opening we don't know! What to do?
Develop pieces and castle
Attack!
Get the queen out as soon as possible
Play carefully and look up the opening after class
cry
Which pieces should Black try to develop in the opening?
After we develop, where should our rooks go?
Which pieces are still at home and need to develop to safe squares??
What threat is White making here?
QxF7 ++
Q x e5
BxNc6 then Qxe5
f4 - pawn storm!
What threat is White making here?
QxF7 ++
Q x e5
BxNc6 then Qxe5
f4 - pawn storm!
Black has played pf6. Why is that a terrible awful move that no chess player should ever make?
It does nothing.
It wastes a move in the opening and isn't developing anything
It opens up lines on the king so we'll be attacked forever now
It loses our queen
What awful, terrible no-good move did Black play that has allowed all these attacking moves?
f6
be7
d6
a20
