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Class Period
Test #1
1. How many squares are there on a standard chess board?
64
72
56
81
2. At the beginning of a game of chess, how many chess pieces does each player have
(pawns are considered pieces)?
16
12
5
8
3. The object of the game of chess is to achieve checkmate. What is the definition of
checkmate?
Place your opponent's king in "check," with no legal move available to remove the king
from "check."
Capture all your opponent’s pieces.
Capture the opponent’s king.
Capture your opponent’s king and queen.
4. Match the world champions with the proper year and country.
A) Enmanuel Lasker
B) Boris Spassky
C) Max Euwe
1. Germany
2. Netherlands
3. Russia
a)1969
b)1935
c)1894
5. When castling, a player is permitted to move his or her king how many squares?
One square when castling king’s side; two squares when castling queen’s side.
Two squares when castling king’s side; three squares when castling queen’s side.
Two squares when castling to either king’s or queen’s side.
Three squares when castling to either king’s or queen’s side.
6. Under what conditions may a player not castle his/her king for the time being?
All the listed choices.
The king is in "check."
A piece occupies a square between the king and the rook.
A square that the king crosses over, or on which it will land, exposes it to "check."
7. Which is the only chess piece that can legally jump over a piece of the same color or an
opponent’s piece?
knight
queen
pawn
rook
8. When a player puts his or her opponent’s king in danger of capture, he or she MUST
declare "check."
True
False
9. Under which condition(s) may a draw be declared?
The only two pieces left on the board are each player’s king.
All the listed choices.
Each player makes 50 consecutive moves without moving a pawn or capturing a piece.
The king of the player having the move is not in check, but the player has no legal
moves.
10. When a player’s pawn reaches the last rank, it may or may not be promoted, at the
player’s discretion.
True
False
11. A chess game can be conveniently divided into three phases, commonly known as:
opening, middle game, endgame
beginning, battle phase, end game
beginning, middle game, checkmate
opening, middle game, conclusion
12. During one of the earlier phases of a game, what is considered the most correct
strategy for winning?
Set up a strong defense.
Go for a quick checkmate.
Gain control of the center of the board.
Capture or neutralize the opponent’s queen.
13. Black’s king is positioned on d7, and a black rook occupies h7. There are no pieces on
e7, f7, or g7. White moves a rook to a7 and puts the black king in check. Black cannot
remove the check by capturing or blocking White's rook. This is an example of which
chess tactic?
pin
skewer
double attack
discovered check
14. A series of moves designed to achieve a strategic or tactical goal on the chess board is
known as a(n):
sequence
combination
progression
succession
15. White moves his knight to b5, thereby simultaneously attacking a black bishop on d6
and the black queen on c7. What chess tactic has White employed?
discovered attack
knight fork
skewer
x-ray
16. Black has a pawn on a2, a bishop on f7, and his king on d4. White has a pawn on h7, a
knight on d6, and her king on f3. There are no other pieces on the board. Black moves his
pawn to a1 and promotes it to a queen. What is White’s best move?
Kf4
Nb5+
NxB
h8=Q+
17. A pawn that has no enemy pawn in front of it, either on its own file or on an
adjacent file, is known as a(n):
en passant pawn
passed pawn
backwards pawn
doubled pawn
18. On the very first move of a game, what are the only pieces on the chess board
that can be moved?
knights and queen
pawns and queen
pawns and knights
knights and bishops
19. Both White and Black are left with only their king and one bishop on the board.
Both bishops travel on white diagonals. Is checkmate possible?
True
False
20. Name three chess openings or defenses.
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________