LT 1 CHESS

IN WHAT COUNTRY DID THE BOARD GAME CHESS ORIGINATED?

• INDIA

• SWEDEN

• PHILIPPINES

The modern design of chess pieces bears the name ________

• STAN

• STAYNTON

• STAUNTON

He became the unofficial best chess player of the world, because he didn’t receive any award.

• Steinitz

• Adolf Anderssen

• Paul Morphy

Most important piece; however it is considered as the weakest.

• QUEEN

• KING

• PAWN

May move to any squares as far as it wants, but only forward, backward and to the sides.

• ROOK

• KNIGHT

• QUEEN

May move as far as it wants, but only diagonally.

• KNIGHT

• PAWN

• BISHOP

Moves by going two squares in one direction, and then one move just like an “L” shape.

• HORSE

• BISHOP

• KNIGHT

Move forward, but captures diagonally.

• PAWN

• QUEEN

• BISHOP

The most powerful piece.

• KING

• QUEEN

• BISHOP

Moves in any one straight direction- forward, backward, sideways, or diagonal . As all other pieces, except the Knight, it cannot move over any intervening piece.

• QUEEN

• PAWN

• BISHOP