FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!

Take this Chess Basics Quiz! Average Trivia | Board Games

If you are a master or even a beginner, this quiz is interesting and overall nit-picky. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by BenRusch. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
BenRusch

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
16,111

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
5

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
3 / 5

Plays
4282

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 5

1. How many combinations of first moves are there? (white moves then black moves) Hint

457

400

214

NEXT>

Question 2 of 5

2. Who of the following does not have an opening named after him? Hint

Kasparov

Caro

Reti

Benko

NEXT>

Question 3 of 5

3. How do you notate a queenside castle? Hint

o-o

King thattaway

QSC

o-o-o

NEXT>

Question 4 of 5

4. What piece performs en passant? Hint

king

queen

pawn

rook

NEXT>

Question 5 of 5

5. Which side uses King's Indian Defense?

Answer: (One Word (white or black))

(Optional) Create a Free FunTrivia ID to save the points you are about to earn:

Select a User ID:

Choose a Password:

Your Email:

Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. How many combinations of first moves are there? (white moves then black moves)

Answer: 400

20 moves for white, 20 moves for black. (20 x 20 equals 400)

2. Who of the following does not have an opening named after him?

Answer: Kasparov

Reti's Opening, Caro-Kann, and Benko Gambit are real openings.

3. How do you notate a queenside castle?

Answer: o-o-o

In chess notation, o-o is a Kingside castle.

4. What piece performs en passant?

Answer: pawn

Capturing en passant is a move in which a pawn standing on the 5th rank captures an opposing pawn that just made a double step from the starting position as if that pawn had just moved only one square. (e.g. black moves d7-d5, white could now capture e5xd6 e.p.) You must make that move immediately after the opponent's pawn move that enabled it.

5. Which side uses King's Indian Defense?

Answer: Black

Source: Author BenRusch

This quiz was reviewed by FunTrivia editor ozzz2002 before going online.
Any errors found in FunTrivia content are routinely corrected through our feedback system.