Movement
Which pieces can only move forward?
Pawns
Which is the most important piece?
The King
What is it called when you attack two pieces at the same time?
Fork (or Double Attack)
This is the official name of the four-move checkmate
Scholar's Mate
How many squares are on a chessboard?
64
Which pieces can jump over other another piece?
Knights
Which is the most powerful piece?
The Queen
This happens when you cannot (or don't want to) move a piece because of an opponent's piece.
A pin
This is the name of the fastest possible checkmate (2 moves)
Fool's Mate (or Beginner's Mate)
He is the most famous American chess player
Bobby Fischer
Which pieces cannot move to every square on the chessboard?
Pawns and Bishops
At the beginning of the game, which two pawns should be developed first?
The D and E (Prince and Princess) pawns
This happens when a strong piece (like the king) must move to safety, exposing a weaker piece behind it.
A skewer
This is the checkmate when the king is trapped on the top, bottom, or side of the chessboard and checkmated
Back Rank mate (or RR or QR)
This piece was once called the Advisor
The Queen
If you move two pieces in one turn (without cheating or capturing), which pieces are moving?
The King and Rook (you are castling)
Which part of the board should you aim to control?
The Center (E4, E5, D4, and D5)
This tactic can be either hard or soft
A pin
This is the name of the checkmate when you use two rooks (or a queen and a rook) to roll the king to the side of the board and trap him
The rook roller (or the ladder)
A player who reaches a Tournament rating of 2,000 or higher is usually called this
A Master
If black castles on the queenside, to which square does the rook move?
D8
Which three pieces (besides the King) are considered "Major Pieces?"
Two Rooks and the Queen
This is the only move in which you can capture a piece without moving into the square of the captured piece.
En Passant capture
It is impossible to checkmate a lone King with your king and one of these pieces.
Knight or Bishop
This is the current World Chess Champion
Magnus Carlsen