Chess Flashcards
Board games are any tabletop games that usually requires moving of pieces or dice rolls. True or false?
True.
What does chess improve?
It improves cognitive thinking, patience, strategic thinking, and focus.
Chess is also called the game of queens. True or false?
False. It is the game of kings.
When did the rules stop changing?
1880s
How many pieces are there for Chess?
16 pieces.
How many pawns are needed?
8 pawns.
How do you win chess?
Checkmate, resignation, and time expiration.
How do you get a draw in Chess?
By mutual agreement, if two kings remain, or insufficient mating material.
The word checkmate came from a Persian phrase which is…?
‘Shah Mat’
What does ‘Shah Mat’ mean?
The king is dead.
When was the double-step pawn intoduced?
In 1280, Spain.
Chess is a recommended way to fight what disease?
The Alzheimer’s Disease.
A pawn can eat another pawn even if it is not diagonally align with that pawn. If the pawn A moves beside the pawn B, then pawn A can eat pawn B by moving behind pawn B. What do you call this move?
It is called En Passant.
What do you call the move where the king and the castle/rook exchanges places?
It is called castling.
