Movement
Strategy
Tactics
Random
100
Which pieces can only move forward?
Pawns
100
Which is the most important piece?
The King
100
What is it called when you attack two pieces at the same time?
Fork (or Double Attack)
100
How many squares are on a chessboard?
64
200
Which pieces can jump over other another piece?
Knights
200
Which is the most powerful piece?
The Queen
200
This happens when you cannot (or don't want to) move a piece because of an opponent's piece.
A pin
200
He is the most famous American chess player
Bobby Fischer
300
Which pieces cannot move to every square on the chessboard?
Pawns and Bishops
300
At the beginning of the game, which two pawns should be developed first?
The D and E (center) pawns
300
This happens when a strong piece (like the king) must move to safety, exposing a weaker piece behind it.
A skewer
300
What 3 piece combinations left on the board is it impossible to checkmate a lone King with? (insufficient mating material)
King, King and Knight, King and Bishop
400
If you move two pieces in one turn (without cheating or capturing), which pieces are moving?
The King and Rook (you are castling)
400
Which part of the board should you aim to control?
The Center (E4, E5, D4, and D5)
400
Solve this tactic. White to move.
Ng5+
400
A player who reaches a Tournament rating of 2200 or higher is usually called this
A Master
500
If black castles on the queenside, to which square does the rook move?
D8
500
Which pieces (besides the King) are considered "Major Pieces?"
Two Rooks and the Queen
500
This is the only move in which you can capture a piece without moving into the square of the captured piece.
En Passant capture
500
At what age did Magnus Carlsen become a grandmaster?
a) 9 years old
b) 13 years old
c) 15 years old
d) 19 years old
b) 13 years old