Basic Chess Quiz .Fundamentals

9 Questions | By Jesusllanerabita | Last updated: Mar 23, 2020 | Total Attempts: 19

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1.
- The Castle
  - A. I castle when I feel like it.
  - B. To castle is just a waste of time. I rather develop a piece instead.
  - C. The king is usually pretty safe in the middle so I keep attacking that is more important than castling.
  - D. I develop my kingside pieces and after that I castle as soon as possible.
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2.
- The Bishop
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  - A bishop can move only on one colour. That's why it is weaker than a knight.
  - B. A bishop loves blocked positions. There it feels safe.
  - C. A bishop needs open diagonals to show its strength.
  - D. Bishops can jump over pawns.
  - E. Two bishops are stronger in blocked positions than two knights.
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3.
- Stalemate
  - A. Stalemate is the same as checkmate.
  - B. If the enemy king is in stalemate I win.
  - C. If the enemy king is in stalemate I lose.
  - D. A king that is in stalemate must be in check at the same time.
  - E. If the enemy king is in stalemate the game is a draw.
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4.
- The Knights
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  - A knight is stronger than a bishop because it can make a fork.
  - B. A knight is stronger than a bishop because it can go on white and black squares.
  - C. A knight is very powerful at the edge of the board.
  - D. A knight can jump over other pieces.
  - E. A knight has usually more value than four pawns.
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5.
- The Queen
  - A. A queen has just a value of two knights.
  - B. A queen can jump over other pieces.
  - C. A queen can move just on the diagonals.
  - D. I always attack with the queen only, that is enough.
  - E. A queen has about the same value as two rooks.
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6.
- The Pawns
  - A. A pawn can give a check.
  - B. A pawn is pretty useless and can be sacrificed always.
  - C. A pawn can promote only into a queen.
  - D. Pawns can always only move one square at a time.
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7.
- Your Rooks
  - A. A rook is always stronger than a bishop and a knight together.
  - B. A rook can jump over pawns.
  - C. Two rooks have roughly the same value as a queen.
  - D. I leave my rooks sitting in the corner until the endgame arrives.
  - E. Three pawns have the same value as a rook.
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8.
- How do you play the opening moves?
  - A. I play many pawn moves.
  - B. I bring the queen out as fast as possible.
  - C. I always attack right away.
  - D. I develop first the queenside pieces.
  - E. I develop very fast the kingside pieces and castle as soon as possible.
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9.
- How do you play the middlegame?
  - A. I always attack as fast as possible.
  - B. I trade off my bishops for the knights in any position because knights are stronger as they can make forks.
  - C. I play pieces often to the edge of the board.
  - D. When my opponent has made his move I analyse it to find out what he wants.
  - E. I move my pawns in front of my king.
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