The term for when a king is under attack is called...

Skewer

Check

Fork

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The Bishops can only move on squares of one color.

False

True

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How many squares are on a standard chessboard?

100

64

81

32

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Each player starts the game with 16 pieces.

False

True

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Which pieces start on the corners of the board?

Rooks

Knights

Pawns

Bishops

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Which piece moves in an 'L' shape?

Rook

Bishop

Knight

Pawn

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Which is the most powerful piece in chess?

Rook

King

Knight

Queen

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The ultimate goal of chess is to capture the opponent's King.

True

False

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A game that ends in a draw with no possible legal moves for a player whose king is NOT in check is called a 'checkmate'.

False

True

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Which of these pieces can only move forward, but captures diagonally?

Bishop

Pawn

King

Rook

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Your First Move In Chess Trivia

The term for when a king is under attack is called...

The Bishops can only move on squares of one color.

How many squares are on a standard chessboard?

Each player starts the game with 16 pieces.

Which pieces start on the corners of the board?

Which piece moves in an 'L' shape?

Which is the most powerful piece in chess?

The ultimate goal of chess is to capture the opponent's King.

A game that ends in a draw with no possible legal moves for a player whose king is NOT in check is called a 'checkmate'.

Which of these pieces can only move forward, but captures diagonally?