Questions: The board and the pieces
New numbers every time.
The board
- Name a squareName, 1 mark, free
- Find a squareFind, 1 mark, free
- Name a fileName, 1 mark, free
- Name a rankName, 1 mark, free
- Light or dark squareIdentify, 1 mark, free
- Where the pieces startFind, 1 mark, free
- Setting the board the right way roundIdentify, 1 mark, free
The rook and the bishop
- Where the rook can goShow, 2 marks, free
- Count the rook's squaresCount, 1 mark, free
- Where the bishop can goShow, 2 marks, free
- Count the bishop's squaresCount, 1 mark, free
- Move the rookMove, 1 mark, free
- Move the bishopMove, 1 mark, free
- A bishop keeps its colourExplain, 1 mark, free
The queen and the king
- Where the queen can goShow, 2 marks, free
- Count the queen's squaresCount, 1 mark, free
- Move the queenMove, 1 mark, free
- Where the king can goShow, 2 marks, free
- Count the king's squaresCount, 1 mark, free
- The queen is a rook and a bishopIdentify, 1 mark, free
The knight
- Where the knight can goShow, 2 marks, free
- Count the knight's squaresCount, 1 mark, free
- Move the knightMove, 1 mark, free
- A knight changes colourExplain, 1 mark, free
- The knight jumpsMove, 1 mark, free
- Attack with the knightMove, 1 mark, free
The pawn
- Where the pawn can goShow, 2 marks, free
- A pawn's first moveMove, 1 mark, free
- A blocked pawnIdentify, 1 mark, free
- Promote a pawnMove, 1 mark, free
- Pawns only go forwardIdentify, 1 mark, free
Capturing
- Make a captureMove, 1 mark, free
- Take the most valuable pieceMove, 1 mark, free
- Which is worth moreCompare, 1 mark, free
- Add up the materialAdd, 1 mark, free
- How many capturesCount, 1 mark, free
- Pieces the knight can takeShow, 1 mark, free
Check
- Is the king in check?Identify, 1 mark, free
- Which piece gives checkFind, 1 mark, free
- Give check with a rookMove, 1 mark, free
- Give check with a bishopMove, 1 mark, free
- Give check with a knightMove, 1 mark, free
- Give check with the queenMove, 1 mark, free
- Out of check: move the kingMove, 1 mark, free
- Out of check: captureMove, 1 mark, free
- Out of check: blockMove, 1 mark, free
- Safe squares for the kingShow, 2 marks, free
- Three ways out of checkRecall, 1 mark, free
- How many ways outCount, 1 mark, free
Unit 1 practice
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