Chess Quiz

The quickest possible checkmate is in:

• 2 moves

• 1 move

• 3 moves

• 4 moves

Approximately how old is the game of chess?

• Around 1500 years

• Around 300 years

• More than 5000 years

• Around 600 years

What is the ultimate goal of the game of chess?

• To capture all the opponent's pawns

• To capture the opponent's king

• To control the center of the board

• To have more pieces than the opponent

In chess, what piece has little power but is the most important?

• Queen

• Knight

• Pawn

• King

In a chess game, what is the term for a situation where a player has no legal moves and their king is not in check?

• Check

• Stalemate

• Checkmate

• Draw

What is it called when a player can't defend an attack against their king?

How many squares does a chessboard have?

Where did chess originate?

The Rook moves:

• in its line or row

• diagonally

• one square straight ahead

How many moves was the longest chess game in history?

• 197

• 231

• 138

• 269