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♟️ Chess Basics

Years 4 to 13 · Read up first

10 questions. Get 8 right to earn 10 minutes. All 10 right = +5 bonus. They start easy and get harder as you go, so treat the first few as a warm-up. Every one you miss comes back with the answer and why.

1. How does a rook move?

In an L shapeAny number of squares along a rank or file (straight lines)Diagonally onlyOne square in any direction

2. How far can the king move on a normal turn?

Any distance in a straight lineTwo squares in any directionOne square in any directionIt cannot move

3. What is checkmate?

The king has been capturedThe king is in check and there is no legal way out, ending the gameA pawn reaches the last rankBoth players run out of time

4. How does a knight move?

One square in any directionThree squares straight aheadDiagonally any distanceTwo squares one way, then one square at right angles (an L shape)

5. What does 'check' mean?

A piece has been capturedThe game is overThe king is attacked and must be made safe this moveA player has offered a draw

6. What is a 'pin'?

A piece cannot safely move because a more valuable piece stands behind it on the same lineTrapping a knight in the cornerA type of drawBlocking a pawn

7. What is stalemate?

A draw: the player to move has no legal moves but is not in checkAnother word for checkmateWhen both queens are capturedA win for the stronger side

8. What is a 'sacrifice'?

Offering a drawResigning the gameLosing a piece by mistakeGiving up material on purpose to gain a bigger advantage

9. Which of these makes castling illegal right now?

Your queen has already movedYou are winning on pointsYour king would pass through a square attacked by the enemyIt is after move 20

10. What is a smothered mate?

A draw by repetitionA knight checkmates a king completely boxed in by its own piecesMate using every one of your piecesMate by advancing all eight pawns

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