♟️ Chess rules quiz
Do you know the rules? Ten questions about the board and the pieces.
Getting the questions ready…
The answers, and why
- How many squares are on a chessboard? 64. Eight rows of eight: 64 squares.
- How many pieces does each player start with? Sixteen. Eight pawns, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, a queen and a king.
- Which piece moves in an L shape? The knight. Two squares one way and one square to the side.
- Which piece can jump over other pieces? The knight. Only the knight can jump over pieces.
- Which piece only moves diagonally? The bishop. A bishop stays on its colour all game.
- Which is the most powerful piece? The queen. The queen moves any number of squares in any straight line or diagonal.
- Which colour moves first? White. White always makes the first move.
- How many pawns does each player have? Eight. A whole row of eight pawns in front of the other pieces.
- What happens when a pawn reaches the other side? It is promoted. It becomes a queen, rook, bishop or knight.
- Castling moves which two pieces? King and rook. The king moves two squares toward a rook, and the rook hops over.