Key Words
the objects used to play a game such as chess
Pieces or game pieces
At what age did Shane Melaugh become the youngest person to represent Ireland in Chess?
Five years old
Obsessed ______
with
What is the simple past form of "run"
ran
Originally from Persia, the game of chess has found a world wide following. What modern country is Persia now?
Iran
focus
Who taught Shane how to play chess?
His Grandfather
upset ________
over / about
What is the present perfect form of sing?
has/have sung
The end move "Checkmate" comes from the farsi word "Shah Meht" Which means...
a. Hahahaha! I win sucka!
b. The King is dead.
c. darn! I lose.
b. The King is dead.
to feel bad, sad or unhappy, particularly at a loss.
upset
Shane is loves to play and when he loses he demands to play again. This makes him very _____________.
competitive
hesitant _________
to
Give the correct form of the verb
He ______________(go) to the meeting a few minutes ago.
went
a. 152
b. 269
c. 1789
d.1, 245,347,192
b. 269
A person who has achieved the highest levels of skill at something. Usually the top champions in chess.
A Grandmaster
10,000
associated ________
with
Give the correct form of the verb.
I ______________(cook) dinner yet. I will soon.
haven't cooked
In a revolutionary game, International Grandmaster Bent Larson played the player Deep Thought.
Deep Thought beat Larson in their first match. However Deep thought isn't a person. What is it?
a. a God
b. a Dog
c. a computer
d. a very intelligent fish
c. a computer
A person who usually displays exceptional talent, particularly a child
a prodigy
The only grandmaster in Ireland didn't originally come from Ireland. Where is he from?
Russia
Involved _____________
in / with
Brian ___________(go) to France last year but ___________ (be) to England.
went / hasn't been
Chess is an incredibly complicated game. How many possible moves are there in any single game of chess?
approx. 318 billion moves are possible.