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How to play chess competitively
Contributed by: Black
  • 1. What is the primary goal in chess?
A) Control the center of the board
B) Capture all the opponent's pieces
C) Promote a pawn
D) Checkmate the opponent's king
  • 2. How many points is the Queen worth?
A) 3
B) 5
C) 9
D) 10
  • 3. Which piece can jump over other pieces?
A) Rook
B) Pawn
C) Knight
D) Bishop
  • 4. What is 'castling'?
A) Capturing a piece with a pawn
B) Moving a piece to attack the opponent's King
C) Promoting a pawn to a Queen
D) Moving the King two squares towards a Rook, and then placing the Rook on the other side of the King
  • 5. What is 'en passant'?
A) A type of opening
B) A type of checkmate
C) A defensive maneuver
D) A special pawn capture
  • 6. What is a 'pin' in chess?
A) When a piece cannot move without exposing a more valuable piece or the King to attack
B) When a piece controls a large area of the board
C) When a piece is trapped
D) When a piece attacks two pieces simultaneously
  • 7. What does 'tempo' refer to in chess?
A) A specific opening
B) A type of pawn structure
C) The speed at which a game is played
D) A unit of time or move
  • 8. What is a 'skewer'?
A) An attack that forces a high-value piece to move to uncover an attack on a lower-value piece behind it
B) A pawn promotion strategy
C) A defensive tactic
D) A quick checkmate
  • 9. What is a 'fork'?
A) A specific opening trap
B) A type of endgame
C) Attacking two or more pieces at the same time with one piece
D) A defensive maneuver to protect the King
  • 10. Why is controlling the center of the board important?
A) It weakens the opponent's King
B) It prevents the opponent from developing their pieces
C) It automatically leads to checkmate
D) It gives pieces more mobility and influence
  • 11. What is a 'gambit'?
A) A type of checkmate pattern
B) A specific endgame tactic
C) A sacrifice, usually of a pawn, to gain an advantage in development or position
D) A defensive strategy to protect the King
  • 12. What is 'zugzwang'?
A) A position where any move a player makes will worsen their position
B) A position where the player is in checkmate
C) A position where a player has a material advantage
D) A position where the game is a draw
  • 13. What is the purpose of opening theory?
A) To avoid any risk of losing
B) To memorize all possible chess moves
C) To gain a slight advantage in the opening stages of the game
D) To guarantee a win
  • 14. What is a 'passed pawn'?
A) A pawn with no opposing pawns to block its path to promotion
B) A pawn that has captured an opponent's piece
C) A pawn that is about to be captured
D) A pawn that is protected by other pawns
  • 15. What is 'prophylaxis' in chess?
A) Sacrificing material for a tactical advantage
B) Preventing the opponent's plans by anticipating and neutralizing their threats
C) Defending passively and waiting for the opponent to make a mistake
D) Aggressively attacking the opponent's king
  • 16. What is the 'Sicilian Defense'?
A) A popular chess opening for Black, characterized by the move 1...c5
B) An endgame tactic for promoting pawns
C) A defensive strategy for White to protect their king
D) An aggressive opening for White, involving early pawn sacrifices
  • 17. What is an 'isolated pawn'?
A) A pawn that is about to be promoted
B) A pawn that is easily defended
C) A pawn with no friendly pawns on adjacent files
D) A pawn that is protected by a knight
  • 18. What is 'triangulation'?
A) A strategic way to control the center
B) A method of calculating variations deeply
C) A technique used in endgames to gain the opposition
D) A way to trap the opponent's king
  • 19. What is the 'opposition'?
A) A king endgame concept where the kings face each other with an odd number of squares between them.
B) A strong pawn structure
C) A tactical idea to win material
D) A way to attack the opponent's queen
  • 20. What does 'tactics' in chess primarily involve?
A) Opening preparation
B) Long-term strategic planning
C) Endgame technique
D) Short-term calculations and forced sequences
  • 21. What is a 'battery' in chess?
A) A line of pieces (usually rooks or a rook and queen) aimed at the same target
B) A complex endgame position
C) A type of pawn formation
D) A strong defensive structure
  • 22. Which is generally more important in the opening: development or material?
A) Always material
B) Material
C) Neither, they are equally important
D) Development
  • 23. What is a 'zwischenzug'?
A) A type of endgame
B) A checkmate pattern
C) An in-between move
D) A defensive sacrifice
  • 24. What is the FIDE rating system?
A) A chess playing computer program
B) A system used to rank chess players internationally.
C) A type of chess opening
D) A set of chess rules
  • 25. What does OTB stand for in chess?
A) Over The Board
B) Over The Block
C) Only The Best
D) Over The Barrier
  • 26. What is a 'time control' in a chess tournament?
A) The amount of time each player has to complete their moves.
B) The color of the chess pieces
C) The value of a chess piece
D) The number of players in a tournament
  • 27. What is 'algebraic notation'?
A) A type of chess piece
B) A standard system for recording chess moves.
C) A defensive chess tactic
D) A complex chess strategy
  • 28. What is a 'draw' in chess?
A) A game that ends without either player winning
B) A game where the player with the lower rating wins
C) A game where both players promote a pawn
D) A game where one player resigns
  • 29. What is 'stalemate'?
A) A situation where the player is in check
B) A situation where the game is a draw by agreement
C) A situation where the player whose turn it is to move has no legal moves and their king is not in check
D) A situation where both players have equal material
  • 30. What is 'blitz' chess?
A) A type of chess opening
B) A chess game with very short time controls, typically 3 to 5 minutes per player.
C) A chess game played without a clock
D) A chess game played by correspondence
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