Each player starts the game with 16 pieces.

True

False

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

True

False

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The Bishops can only move on squares of one color.

False

True

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Which is the most powerful piece in chess?

Knight

Queen

Rook

King

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

Skewer

Check

Fork

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Which piece moves in an 'L' shape?

Rook

Pawn

Knight

Bishop

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

Rook

King

Pawn

Bishop

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Which pieces start on the corners of the board?

Knights

Bishops

Rooks

Pawns

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How many squares are on a standard chessboard?

32

100

64

81

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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'.

True

False

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Your First Move In Chess Trivia

Each player starts the game with 16 pieces.

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

The Bishops can only move on squares of one color.

Which is the most powerful piece in chess?

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

Which piece moves in an 'L' shape?

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

Which pieces start on the corners of the board?

How many squares are on a standard chessboard?

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'.