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Test Your Chess Knowledge

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the piece that moves in an L shape?

a)

Queen

b)

Bishop

c)

Knight

d)

Rook

2.

How many squares can a rook move in one turn?

a)

12

b)

16

c)

10

d)

14

3.

What is the objective of the game of chess?

a)

Promote a pawn to a queen.

b)

Control the center of the board.

c)

Checkmate the opponent's king.

d)

Capture all opponent's pieces.

4.

Which piece can only move diagonally?

a)

Knight

b)

Bishop

c)

Rook

d)

Queen

5.

How many pawns does each player start with?

a)

6

b)

12

c)

10

d)

8

6.

What is it called when a king is in a position to be captured?

a)

stale

b)

check

c)

checkmate

d)

draw

7.

Which piece can move any number of squares in any direction?

a)

Bishop

b)

Rook

c)

Queen

d)

Knight

8.

What is the term for moving a pawn two squares forward on its first move?

a)

Pawn single move

b)

Pawn leap forward

c)

Pawn advance

d)

Pawn double move

9.

What happens when a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board?

a)

The pawn becomes a knight.

b)

The pawn is removed from the game.

c)

The pawn is promoted to a higher piece, usually a queen.

d)

The pawn can move backward.

10.

What is the name of the opening move where the king's pawn is moved two squares forward?

a)

f4

b)

e4

c)

c4

d)

d4

11.

How many total pieces does each player have at the start of the game?

a)

12

b)

20

c)

14

d)

16

12.

What is the term for a game that ends with no winner?

a)

loss

b)

victory

c)

tie

d)

draw

13.

Which piece is the most powerful in chess?

a)

queen

b)

rook

c)

bishop

d)

knight

14.

What is the name of the special move involving the king and rook?

a)

checkmate

b)

promotion

c)

en passant

d)

castling

15.

What is checkmate?

a)

A strategy to win a game of chess.

b)

A situation where the king is safe from attack.

c)

A move that allows the king to escape check.

d)

A situation in chess where the king is in check and cannot escape.