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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 far can the king move on a normal turn?

One square in any directionTwo squares in any directionIt cannot moveAny distance in a straight line

2. How does a bishop move?

In an L shapeOne square diagonallyAny number of squares diagonallyStraight lines only

3. How many squares are on a chessboard?

36496481

4. Which piece can jump over other pieces?

The queenThe rookThe knightThe bishop

5. How many pieces (including pawns) does each player start with?

1281620

6. Which of these is good general opening advice?

Push all your edge pawns firstMove the same piece many timesBring your queen out on move twoDevelop your knights and bishops early and castle your king to safety

7. Using the usual point values, how much is a queen worth?

9 points7 points5 points12 points

8. How do pawns capture?

Backwards onlyStraight aheadSidewaysOne square diagonally forward

9. What is stalemate?

Another word for checkmateA draw: the player to move has no legal moves but is not in checkA win for the stronger sideWhen both queens are captured

10. In chess notation, what does O-O mean?

Castling on the king's sideTwo captures in a rowA double checkPawn promotion

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