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Which is the only piece on a chess board that cannot check a king?
A
King
B
Queen
C
Pawn
D
Bishop
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Which is the only piece on a chess board that cannot check a king?
King
Queen
Pawn
Bishop
Which is the most powerful piece on a chess board?
King
Queen
Knight
Bishop
Which is the least powerful piece on a chess board?
Bishop
Pawn
Rook
Knight
When a pawn reaches the other side of the chess board, it would be exchanged for any lost piece. What is this strategy called?
Promoting
Reigning
Queening
Castling
What is the name of the rating system that measures a players strength?
Ela
Elo
Alo
Filo
What is the maximum number of squares that a rook would cross in a single move?
2
8
16
4
What is the maximum number of squares that a pawn can cross in one move?
1
2
3
4
What is the common abbreviation of the international chess federation?
FIA
WCF
IFC
FIDE
What is it called when a player cant defend an attack against their king?
Check
Chess
Checkchess
Checkmate
What does the word checkmate/shah mat mean in Persian?
King is alone
King is hopeless
King needs help
King is dead
What do we call the rows on a chess board?
Ranks
Rows
Bars
Files
What do we call the columns on a chess board?
Lines
Bars
Files
Ranks
What determines which player starts first in a chess game?
Coin flip
Whoever comes first to the board
The player with the black pieces always goes first
The player with the white pieces always goes first
To achieve the Scholars Mate, how many moves might be needed?
4
5
6
2
The quickest possible checkmate is in:
2 moves
1 move
3 moves
4 moves
The folding chessboard was invented by?
A librarian
A priest
An accountant
A lawyer
Squares on a chess board are identified by which characters?
Two letters
Two numbers
One letter and one number
One letter and Two numbers
Other than world champion, what is the highest title a chess player can earn?
Super master
Extra master
Grand slam master
Grandmaster
In which year was the World Chess Federation officially founded?
1900
1924
1930
1938
In 1988 a computer won against a GM for the first time. What was the computer called?
Deep Think
The Super Computer
Deep Thought
Deep Chess