It only takes a few hours to learn, but many years of your life to master chess. With numerous strategies and challenges, no surprise this activity has so many lovers all over the world. Check the following 45 trivia chess quiz questions and answers to learn more about its history and rules.
Chess Quiz Questions and Answers
1. What is the total number of squares on a chess board?
A. 32
B. 64
C. 128
2. Which piece could be “checkmated” in chess?
A. King
B. Queen
C. Knight
3. At the start of a chess game, how many pieces are there in total on a chess board?
A. 8
B. 16
C. 32
4. What is the name of the governing body of international chess competition?
A. International Chess Federation – FIDE
B. International Chest Organization – ICO
C. International Chest Association – ICA
5. Which is the most powerful piece on a chess board?
A. King
B. Queen
C. Knight
6. Which is the least powerful piece on a chess board?
A. Bishop
B. Pawn
C. Rook
7. Who was generally recognised to be the first World Chess Champion in 1886?
A. Wilhelm Steinitz
B. Stefan Leibniz
C. Alexander Pavlov
8. What is the highest title for professional chess players?
A. Super master
B. Life-time master
C. Grandmaster
9. Chess is originated from which country?
A. India
B. China
C. England
10. Which player can make the first move in a chess game?
A. Decided by tossing a coin
B. The player with black pieces
C. The player with white pieces
11. Which of the following moves allows for a change of positions between a rook and king and puts them side by side?
A. Dwarfing
B. Hooking
C. Castling
12. Which piece can only move one square to any side in each move?
A. Pawn
B. King
C. Knight
13. Which piece can jump over another piece in a move?
A. Queen
B. Knight
C. Rook
14. Which piece can only move diagonally in a move?
A. Rook
B. Bishop
C. Queen
15. When a pawn reaches the other side of the chess board, it would be exchanged for any lost piece. What is this strategy called?
A. Promoting
B. Reigning
C. Queening
16. What is the condition in which a player cannot many any move while the other one has not checked yet?
A. Checkmate
B. Batchmate
C. Stalemate
17. Which is the only piece on a chess board that cannot check a king?
A. King
B. Queen
C. Pawn
18. Which piece can move only in a forward direction?
A. Rook
B. Pawn
C. Knight
19. How can a chess game finish in a draw?
A. The game reaches a stalemate
B. Both players agree with a draw
C. Both A and B
20. To achieve the Scholar’s Mate, how many moves might be needed?
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
21. What does the word “checkmate” mean in Persian?
A. King is dead
B. King needs help
C. King is helpless
22. In which year was the World Chess Federation officially founded?
A. 1900
B. 1924
C. 1938
23. What do we call the rows on a chess board?
A. Ranks
B. Rows
C. Bars
24. What do we call the columns on a chess board?
A. Lines
B. Bars
C. Files
25. Squares on a chess board are identified by which characters?
A. Two letters
B. Two numbers
C. One letter and one number
26. What is the maximum number of squares that a rook would cross in a single move?
A. 2
B. 8
C. 16
27. Which piece is put next to the rook on the chess board at the start of a game?
A. Knight
B. Bishop
C. Queen
28. What is the maximum number of squares that a pawn can cross in one move?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
29. Which piece is involved in an en passant strategy?
A. Rook
B. Pawn
C. Bishop
30. What is the possible minimum number of moves to win a chess game?
A. 2
B. 10
C. 20
31. What is the other name for the rooks?
A. Castles
B. Churches
C. Fortresses
32. Strategies in chess are used by economists as a basis for which theory?
A. International trade theory
B. Financial theory
C. Game theory
33. What is the name of the official ranking system designed by FIDE for professional chess players?
A. ALO
B. ILO
C. ELO
34. When were the modern rules for chess standardised?
A. 19th century
B. 20th century
C. 21st century
35. How many categories of pieces are there on a chess board?
A. 6
B. 8
C. 10
36. In addition to checkmate, how can a player win a chess game?
A. Run out of time
B. The opponent resigns
C. Both A and B
37. Chess is featured in which of the following famous books?
A. The Lord of the Rings
B. Charlie Bone
C. Harry Potter
38. To be awarded the Grandmaster title, a player must have at least how many points in the ELO rating?
A. 1,000
B. 1,500
C. 2,500
39. Which piece can only stay in squares with the same colour, black or white, during the whole chess game?
A. Bishop
B. Knight
C. Rook
40. Which piece has to deviate from the usual movement to capture another piece?
A. Pawn
B. Queen
C. Queen
41. Which chess grandmaster has the peak ELO rating of 2882, the highest in history?
A. Ding Liren
B. Magnus Carlsen
C. Hikaru Nakamura
42. What was the name of the first computer to beat the reign World Champion in a chess match?
A. OpenAI
B. Smart Com
C. Deep Blue
43. The “rook” was formerly known as what name?
A. Tower
B. Fortress
C. Church
44. The “knight” in chess is represented by the head and neck of which animal?
A. Dragon
B. Horse
C. Lion
45. What is chess also known as?
A. Chinese chess
B. Western chess
C. Indian chess
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Koshin Das
Very very good
Just me
Question 39 🧐
Aksh Makkar
Very good,now i can complete my gk of daily,thanks a lot..
KEN B-SKI
I HAVE QUESTION ABOUT A MOVE I NEVER HEARD BEFORE CALLED CASTLE ROCK. YOU SUPPOSIDLY BACK OFF YOUR PAWNS AND LOSE SOME KNIGHT, CASTLES, BISHOPS ,PAWNS ETC AND BACK YOUR KING INTO ACORNE AND THEN PAWNS BECOME QUEENS )( ET AL) AND THEN WHEN THE OTHER SIDE MOVES THEY MOVE INTO CHESK MATE. NEVER HEARD OF IT BEFORE AND THINK IT IS A LIE AS PAWN CAN NOT MOVE BACKWARD OR BACK OFF
brian carrington
A player does not have to PROMOTE to a queen.and can promote irrespective of lost pieces. It is possible to have severalqueens or other pieces.
Keith Cooper
7-17-21
To Whom it May Concern,
I am a retired Government employee who lives alone. Thie reason I retired was because it was necessary to use a years Sick Leave because I needed to recover from a Patella Tendon rupture done by an Ortho doctor in January 2020.The injury occured on a subwaylatfprm coming home from work on a rainy day. My feet slipped from under me hn I was about to board the train. This hired house hand is the grandson of a neighbor in my building. he lives in the building behind mine. I am 65.He is 22.Now before each game he always says:” Ready to lose ?” . And he usually wins! What do I do to beat this opponent?Also I forgot my Yahoo password.But my flip phone number is: 908-456-2412. You can text me the answer.RSVP.
Signed,
Keith P.Cooper