Chess MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. How many squares does a chessboard have?

1. 65
2. 32
3. 64
4. 99

2. Approximately how old is the game of chess?

1. Around 1500 years
2. Around 300 years
3. More than 5000 years
4. Around 600 years

3. At the start of a chess game, how many pieces are there in total on a chess board?

1. 8
2. 16
3. 32
4. 64

4. Chess is originated from which country?

1. India
2. China
3. England
4. Russia

5. How many categories of pieces are there on a chess board?

1. 4
2. 6
3. 8
4. 10

6. In 1988 a computer won against a GM for the first time. What was the computer called?

1. Deep Think
2. The Super Computer
3. Deep Thought
4. Deep Chess

7. In which year was the World Chess Federation officially founded?

1. 1900
2. 1924
3. 1930
4. 1938

8. Other than world champion, what is the highest title a chess player can earn?

1. Super master
2. Extra master
3. Grand slam master
4. Grandmaster

9. Squares on a chess board are identified by which characters?

1. Two letters
2. Two numbers
3. One letter and one number
4. One letter and Two numbers

10. The folding chessboard was invented by?

1. A librarian
2. A priest
3. An accountant
4. A lawyer

11. The quickest possible checkmate is in:

1. 2 moves
2. 1 move
3. 3 moves
4. 4 moves

12. To achieve the Scholars Mate, how many moves might be needed?

1. 4
2. 5
3. 6
4. 2

13. What determines which player starts first in a chess game?

1. Coin flip
2. Whoever comes first to the board
3. The player with the black pieces always goes first
4. The player with the white pieces always goes first

14. What do we call the columns on a chess board?

1. Lines
2. Bars
3. Files
4. Ranks

15. What do we call the rows on a chess board?

1. Ranks
2. Rows
3. Bars
4. Files