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♟️ Chess Basics

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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 bishop move?

In an L shapeAny number of squares diagonallyStraight lines onlyOne square diagonally

2. How does a rook move?

Any number of squares along a rank or file (straight lines)Diagonally onlyOne square in any directionIn an L shape

3. How many points is a rook usually worth?

5643

4. What happens when a pawn reaches the far end of the board?

It promotes, usually to a queenIt is removed from the gameIt becomes a kingIt must stop and stay there

5. Which of these is good general opening advice?

Bring your queen out on move twoPush all your edge pawns firstDevelop your knights and bishops early and castle your king to safetyMove the same piece many times

6. The Queen's Gambit starts 1.d4 d5 2.c4. What is White offering?

A knight for a bishopA pawn, to lure Black's centre pawn awayThe queenA draw

7. Which four squares are considered the centre of the board?

a1, a8, h1 and h8b2, g2, b7 and g7e4, d4, e5 and d5e1, d1, e8 and d8

8. 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

9. Which of these makes castling illegal right now?

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

10. The opening 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 is one of the oldest known. What is it called?

The King's GambitThe Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening)The Sicilian DefenceThe Caro-Kann

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