Chess Strategies and Techniques

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1. Which one of these endgame White setups (assuming Black holds a lone king) will always end in a draw? king and knight king and queen king, knight, and bishop king and two knights

2. If a knight is attacking the queen and king at the same time, which one of these strategies is being used? fork pin skewer check

3. Pins and skewers can be performed by several pieces, but not all. Which one of these pieces cannot pin or skewer? bishop rook knight queen

4. Which piece does the fianchetto strategy mainly benefit? rook queen knight bishop

5. Want to lose a chess game quickly? Fall for the commonly used Scholar's Mate. Which one of these squares is the target for this checkmate? e2 or e7 f2 or f7 d2 or d7 h2 or h7

6. This is a chess situation: suppose White has a rook on d4, and Black's king is on g8, with three pawns on f7, g7, and h7. The pawns and the king are Black's only pieces left. It's Black's turn, so she moves her g-pawn to g5. What kind of checkmate is Black trying to prevent with this pawn move? double attack forced mate back rank mate smothered mate

7. Some structures of pawns are good, and some can really give you problems. Which one of these pawn structures is generally the strongest? doubled pawns passed pawns isolated pawns backward pawns

8. Now for some chess terminology- which one of these terms describes a situation where it is your turn and this puts you at a disadvantage? zwischenzug fianchetto en passant zugzwang

9. Another chess term- what is the term used for an 'in-between move', or a forcing move that is different from what would be normally expected? en passant zugzwang zwischenzug castling

10. There are several openings in chess, all characterized by a move, a position, etc. In which opening does White move his knight to f3 on the first move? Reti's Opening King's Gambit Ruy Lopez English Opening