
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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Get PremiumHow 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?

King and Queen
Knight and Queen
King and Rook
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)

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

False
True
Rooks move any number of spaces diagonally.

True
False
Bishops can move any number of spaces horizontally/vertically.

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

False
True
Pawns always move two spaces at a time.

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

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

True
False
You can Checkmate with a King.

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

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

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

True
False
You can Checkmate with just a Rook and a King.

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

False
True
13 Comments
12/15
I thought I knew everything about chess and that makes me sad ๐
12/15
10/15. I thought I could score more than that
10/15. I thought I could score more than that ๐
Hi, Bestie! I got 15/15! I am a whiz at chess. Not to brag. I started playing last year, in July. When did you start playing chess?
Cool! I started playing chess last November
Ooh. Thatโs amazing. Are you good at chess?
Iโm an average player
Ok. Do you know what an En passant is? Do you castle a lot in your matches? How often do you play chess? Sorry. Just curious.
I castle in most of my matches. I play chess once in two days
Oh, I castle in all my matches. Mostly. I play chess as much as I can.
15/15 is awesome!!!
13/15.