Chess QuizVersión en línea Do you know all the rules of chess? Do you know how each piece moves on the board? por 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