Chess (Just started) Flashcards
What is the value of the Pawn?
1 point
What is the value of the Knight?
3 points
What is the value of the Bishop?
3 points
What is the value of the Rook?
5 points
What is the value of the Queen?
9 points
What is the value of the King?
Game
What is the goal of your opening moves?
To control the center better than your opponent if possible
How many times should you move a piece in the opening?
Once unless you have a good reason.
When should you check the king?
When it improves your position more than improves your opponent’s position
What are three things you should accomplish in the opening?
• Control the center • develop your pieces • protects your king (castle)
What is the difference between a rank and a file?
The rank is the letter column while the file is the number row.
What is piece strength dependent upon?
Mobility and piece placement.
Where should your king go in the endgame?
Move him more towards the center.
What are the worst squares for the knight?
Corners followed by edges
If you have a bishop, what color square should you put your pawns on: same or opposite?
Opposite to avoid having a bad bishop
When are pawns strongest?
When they are connected on adjoining files. Pawns also get stronger as they approach the back rank
When are knights strongest?
When they are close to enemy pieces for forks or when the position is closed and they can hop over other pieces
When is the bishop strongest?
On open lines and working together with other pieces
When are rooks strongest?
On open files and when they invade the enemy position
What is a fork?
One piece attacking two or more pieces
What is a pin?
When one piece cannot or should not move because a piece behind it will be captured or killed
What is a skewer?
When two pieces are lined up under attack and the first moves resulting, in the other one being captured or killed.
When one king is chasing the other in a king-rook endgame, what king to king position tells you to lose a move with the rook?
You should lose a move with the rook ( go backward or move one square but stay on the same rank/file) when the Kings are a knight’s move from each other.
What is important to remember about relative king placement in endgames?
Your kings cannot be next to each other!
In endgames, where do you want the opposing king to end up?
Against an edge (likely one that you weren’t already controlling).
When given the choice on an open board, is it better to move a rook far from or close to an opposing piece?
Far from! The rook is a long range piece that is most effective on a long, open file/rank.
