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Chess QuizOnline version Do you know all the rules of chess? Do you know how each piece moves on the board? by Suzanne Xirau-Riggs 1 What country did the game chess originally come from? a Persia b Northern India c Saudi Arabia d Pakistan 2 How many squares are on a chess board? a 28 b 36 c 48 d 64 3 How many chess pieces does each player have? a 21 b 16 c 12 d 18 4 How does the pawn capture another piece? a jumping over it b diagonal by one space c moving vertically into it d moving horizontally into it 5 What does checkmate mean? a The king has been captured and the king´s player cannot take the attacking pieces, move out of check or move a piece to obstruct the check. b start the game c you have won the game d you are attacking the king. 6 How does the queen move on the board? Written answer 7 What colours are the squares on a board? a red and blue b green and yellow c black and white d pink and purple 8 What letter shape does the knight move on the board? a B b N c L d V 9 Which piece is good to start with, that masters recommend? a one of the knights b the kings pawn to E6 c the queen´s pawn to E6 d the rook´s pawn to H2 or H3 10 What is scholar´s mate? a checkmate in 4 moves b checkmate in 5 moves c checkmate in 3 moves d checkmate in 2 moves 11 When a pawn is moved to the other side of the board, what happens? a The pawn gets taken off the board. b the pawn goes back to the other side to start again c the pawn is exchanged for another piece that is more powerful. d the pawn can move differently on the board 12 How does the bishop move on the board? a in a L shape b diagonally for as many spaces it wants c one space at a time in any direction d only backwards 13 How does the rook move on the board? a one space at a time going forward b moves in a V shape c diagonally as many squares as it wishes d vertical and horizontal for as many squares as it wishes 14 what two pieces can do a castling move? a the knight and the queen b the rook and the king c the pawn and knight d the bishop and the king 15 what is castling? a when the castle is captured and taken off the board b when the queen is captured c to protect the king from being captured, when the rook exchanges positions with the king moving horizontal on row 1 or 8 d when the king cannot move anywhere, its trapped. 16 What is this piece called? a pawn b king c rook d knight

1

What country did the game chess originally come from?

a

Persia

b

Northern India

c

Saudi Arabia

d

Pakistan

2

How many squares are on a chess board?

a

28

b

36

c

48

d

64

3

How many chess pieces does each player have?

a

21

b

16

c

12

d

18

4

How does the pawn capture another piece?

a

jumping over it

b

diagonal by one space

c

moving vertically into it

d

moving horizontally into it

5

What does checkmate mean?

a

The king has been captured and the king´s player cannot take the attacking pieces, move out of check or move a piece to obstruct the check.

b

start the game

c

you have won the game

d

you are attacking the king.

6

How does the queen move on the board?

Written answer

7

What colours are the squares on a board?

a

red and blue

b

green and yellow

c

black and white

d

pink and purple

8

What letter shape does the knight move on the board?

a

B

b

N

c

L

d

V

9

Which piece is good to start with, that masters recommend?

a

one of the knights

b

the kings pawn to E6

c

the queen´s pawn to E6

d

the rook´s pawn to H2 or H3

10

What is scholar´s mate?

a

checkmate in 4 moves

b

checkmate in 5 moves

c

checkmate in 3 moves

d

checkmate in 2 moves

11

When a pawn is moved to the other side of the board, what happens?

a

The pawn gets taken off the board.

b

the pawn goes back to the other side to start again

c

the pawn is exchanged for another piece that is more powerful.

d

the pawn can move differently on the board

12

How does the bishop move on the board?

a

in a L shape

b

diagonally for as many spaces it wants

c

one space at a time in any direction

d

only backwards

13

How does the rook move on the board?

a

one space at a time going forward

b

moves in a V shape

c

diagonally as many squares as it wishes

d

vertical and horizontal for as many squares as it wishes

14

what two pieces can do a castling move?

a

the knight and the queen

b

the rook and the king

c

the pawn and knight

d

the bishop and the king

15

what is castling?

a

when the castle is captured and taken off the board

b

when the queen is captured

c

to protect the king from being captured, when the rook exchanges positions with the king moving horizontal on row 1 or 8

d

when the king cannot move anywhere, its trapped.

16

What is this piece called?

a

pawn

b

king

c

rook

d

knight

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Chess QuizOnline version

by Suzanne Xirau-Riggs

What country did the game chess originally come from?

How many squares are on a chess board?

How many chess pieces does each player have?

How does the pawn capture another piece?

What does checkmate mean?

How does the queen move on the board?

Written answer

What colours are the squares on a board?

What letter shape does the knight move on the board?

Which piece is good to start with, that masters recommend?

What is scholar´s mate?

When a pawn is moved to the other side of the board, what happens?

How does the bishop move on the board?

How does the rook move on the board?

what two pieces can do a castling move?

what is castling?

What is this piece called?