Level 1 - Day 1

Question 1

1. Name colors of the following squares: a3, c2, e4, a6, h1.

Answer 1

1. a3 – black, c2 – white, e4 – white, a6 – white, h1 – white.

Question 2

2. What is the color of the diagonal a5-e1?

Answer 2

2. The diagonal a5-e1 is black.

Question 3

3. How many moves will it take a knight on d1 to capture a
   pawn on a6?

Answer 3

3. Nd1 can capture the stationary a6-pawn in 4 moves.

Question 4

4. White: Kc3, Rd3. Black: Ka2. White to move. Mate in two
   moves.

Answer 4

4. 1.Rd1 Ka3 2.Ra1#.

Question 5

5. White: Kb3, Be3, Bf3. Black: Kb1. White to move. Mate in
   two moves.

Answer 5

5. 1.Be4+ Ka1 2.Bd4#.