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How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess?

Test your knowledge of chess basics and rules to see if you have what it takes to be a Grandmaster!
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How much do you know about the mind engaging game of chess? Do you know the rules well enough to correctly answer this quiz?

Test your knowledge of chess basics and rules to see if you have what it takes to be a grandmaster.

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How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz Questions

What are the only pieces on the board that there are only one of, per color?

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 01
  • Knight and Queen

  • King and Rook

  • King and Queen

Knights move 2 in one direction and 1 in another, excluding diagonal. (L shaped) Also 1 in one direction, and 2 in another. (sideways L)

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 02
  • True

  • False

Any piece's move can be imitated by the queen.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 03
  • False

  • True

Rooks move any number of spaces diagonally.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 04
  • False

  • True

Bishops can move any number of spaces horizontally/vertically.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 05
  • False

  • True

If it is your turn and you can't make a legal move, you lose.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 06
  • True

  • False

Pawns always move two spaces at a time.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 07
  • True

  • False

If you get a pawn to the other side of the board it automatically becomes a queen.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 08
  • False

  • True

White always starts at rows 1 and 2 and Black is always rows 7 and 8.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 09
  • True

  • False

You can Checkmate with a King.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 10
  • False

  • True

You must start out the game by moving a Pawn out first.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 11
  • True

  • False

You can have as many Queens on the board as you can get.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 12
  • False

  • True

There are eight files and eight ranks on a chess board.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz
  • True

  • False

You can Checkmate with just a Rook and a King.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 14
  • True

  • False

A draw can occur when both players move the same piece to the same place three times in a row.

How Well Do You Know the Rules of Chess? Quiz 15
  • False

  • True

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