How Well Do You Know Chess?


Take the Beginner's Quiz!

What's Your Name:
1. When you're setting up a chess board, what color square will always be on the lower right-hand side?
white black either
2. On what color square does your queen belong?
white black her own color
3. Which piece moves any number of squares horizontally or vertically?
*Definition Help*
Vertical means upright, or straight up and down.
Horizontal means flat and parallel to the ground.
knight king bishop rook
4. This piece can move several squares but only along the diagonals.
*Definition Help*
Diagonal means a straight line joining opposite corners of a square or rectangle.
bishop rook pawn knight
5. Not considered a "true chess piece", this foot soldier can move only one square at a time except on its first opening move when it can go two squares.
knight pawn rook queen
6. According to chess etiquette, what is not the proper way to resign?
*Definition Help*
Etiquette means rules of polite behavior.
sling the king "I resign", shake hands turn king over
7. What is it called when a single chess piece is used to attack two of the opponent's pieces?
pin sacrifice skewer fork
8. Chess boards are designed using columns and rows. These are called ranks and files and use numbers and letters to describe each chess square. What are the numbered rows called that run from side to side?
file ranks
9. This piece moves in an L shape. It moves two squares up and one over, or one square down and two over, or any such combination.
rook bishop queen knight
10. This piece can move any number of squares in any direction.
king bishop queen rook