Chess MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers Page 2

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

16. What does the word checkmate/shah mat mean in Persian?

1. King is alone
2. King is hopeless
3. King needs help
4. King is dead

17. What is it called when a player cant defend an attack against their king?

1. Check
2. Chess
3. Checkchess
4. Checkmate

18. What is the common abbreviation of the international chess federation?

1. FIA
2. WCF
3. IFC
4. FIDE

19. What is the maximum number of squares that a pawn can cross in one move?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

20. What is the maximum number of squares that a rook would cross in a single move?

1. 2
2. 8
3. 16
4. 4