Chess quiz
3 questions. No signup. Your move.
What is the only move in which two of your pieces move?
Now make it a duel.
Play more questions on Chess in LearnClash. Challenge friends in a new quiz duel.
Play more in the appA tap copies this page’s link so the app can pick up where you left off.
That was every question in this preview. Pick another topic or keep going in the app.
A new quiz every day: Today’s quiz
The video couldn’t load. You can watch it on YouTube.
Choose a topic, answer questions and challenge a friend in LearnClash.
Watch on YouTubeA tap copies this page’s link so the app can pick up where you left off.
More questions about Chess
These visible examples show the question style. LearnClash turns the full topic into ranked duels and spaced repetition.
-
Which computer beat Garry Kasparov in a 1997 match?
Answer: Deep Blue
Why: Kasparov had won their first match, in Philadelphia in 1996, by a score of 4 to 2.
-
In which format does a draw count as a win for Black?
Answer: Armageddon
Why: To balance the draw odds, White gets more time on the clock, commonly 5 minutes to Black's 4.
-
What is it called when kings face off with one square between?
Answer: Opposition
Why: Oddly, the side said to have the opposition is the one that does not have to move.
-
What is the fastest possible checkmate called?
Answer: Fool's mate
Why: Fool's mate is over after just two moves, with Black's queen giving mate from h4.
-
What checkmate does a knight give a king walled in by its own pieces?
Answer: Smothered mate
Why: Only a knight can check a king boxed in on every side by its own pieces, because it is the one piece that jumps.
-
Which pair of pieces can't force mate against a lone king?
Answer: Two knights
Why: Two knights can mate a lone king only after a defender's blunder, while bishop and knight can force it.
Keep going in the app
A tap copies this page’s link so the app can pick up where you left off.
