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Question 1
Identify which chessmen ...
are allowed to make the first move of a chess game:
Pawn
Knight
Bishop
Rook
Queen



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Question 2
Identify which squares ...
are light-colored:
e2
g5
c7
a6
h3



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Question 3
Identify which files ...
are on the king-side of the board:
g
a
d
f
h



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Question 4
Identify which ranks ...
are never used for capturing pawns:
3
8
1
5
2



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Question 5
Identify which moves ...
could be made by a rook:
f4-b4
b7-b2
d6-f5
a3-b6
g8-g6



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Question 6
Identify which chessmen ...
together are considered to be worth 10 "points":
Pawn
Knight
Bishop
Rook
Queen



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Question 7
Identify which squares ...
hold a bishop or a pawn at the start of a game:
b8
f1
c2
h6
g7



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Question 8
Identify which files ...
have knights on them at the beginning of a game:
b
g
f
c
d



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Question 9
Identify which ranks ...
are on Black's side of the board:
1
6
9
5
8



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Question 10
Identify which moves ...
begin on a dark square and end on a light square:
a3-d3
g5-g1
h8-a8
b7-c6
c3-d5



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Question 11
Identify which chessmen ...
have the ability to pin enemy chessmen:
Pawn
Knight
Bishop
Rook
Queen



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Question 12
Identify which squares ...
are dark-colored:
d3
h1
g5
e4
f6



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Question 13
Identify which files ...
that rooks may move onto when castling:
h
c
d
f
e



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Question 14
Identify which ranks ...
where kings most often get trapped
behind their own men and checkmated:
3
8
1
5
2



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Question 15
Identify which moves ...
no chessman would ever be allowed to make:
a1-h8
g7-f5
f4-k4
d6-e3
b3-c4



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Question 16
Identify which chessmen ...
who never have more than 8 possible moves at one time:
Pawn
Knight
Bishop
Rook
Queen



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Question 17
Identify which squares ...
are one of the 4 center squares:
c3
e6
f4
e5
d5



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Question 18
Identify which file ...
holds the 2 weakest pawns at the start of a game:
g
a
h
f
b



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Question 19
Identify which ranks ...
hold any of the 4 center squares:
1
4
8
3
5



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Question 20
Identify which moves ...
could be made by a knight:
f7-e6
a5-d4
b4-d5
g1-f3
d5-c7