Rules of Chess! | Chess Vocabulary! | What's the difference between... | True or False? | Misc. |
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Which side goes first?
White
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What is a check?
when the king is attacked
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What's the difference between a pin and a fork?
a pin attacks one piece directly but a fork usually attacks two or more pieces
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true or false: black goes first
false
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what is a grandmaster?
Grandmaster (GM) is a title awarded to chess players by the world chess organization FIDE. Apart from World Champion, Grandmaster is the highest title a chess player can attain.
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What do you have to do when you are in check?
move the king/ capture the checking piece/block the check
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What is a checkmate?
when the king is attacked and trapped
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What is the difference between a check and a checkmate?
a check is only when the king is attacked while a checkmate is when the king is BOTH attacked and CANNOT MOVE anywhere else
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true or false: light squared bishops have to stay on light squares only
true
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name a famous chess player
answer is varied
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When can pawns go two spaces?
only in the beginning
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What is a pin?
an attacking piece that is pinning the defending piece to the piece behind it.
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What is the difference between kingside and queenside castling?
king side: rook moves over two spaces
queen side: rook moves over three spaces |
true or false: a checkmate is when the king is only attacked
false
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what do you like about chess?
varied answers
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When can you castle?
when the king and rook both have not moved and there is no check in the way
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What is a fork?
a piece that attacks two or more pieces at the same time.
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What is the difference between a capture and a trade?
capture is when a piece is taken off the board for one side while a trade is multiple pieces taken off from both sides
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true or false: a pin is when a piece attacks two or more pieces at the same time
false
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how old are you when you started to play chess?
varied answers
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How can you get a draw?
asking your opponent, three move repetition, 50 move rule, etc
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What is a stalemate?
when the king and your pieces have no where to go on your turn so no one wins.
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What is the difference between a draw and a stalemate?
stalemate is a forced position while a draw is something you can control.
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true or false: you can only get a draw by asking your opponent
false
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Who invented chess?
the origin of chess is unknown. some believe it came from india, while others believe it came from either greece or egypt
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