1. UIL Chess Puzzles
• 1- What squares can the White pawn in the
diagram move to?
• a) e3 and e4 8
7
• b) Only e4 6
• c) d3 and f3 5
4
• d) e1 and d4 3
2
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2. UIL Chess Puzzles
• 2- The chessboard has how many squares?
• a) 32
• b) 64
• c) 72
• d) None of the above

3. UIL Chess Puzzles
• 3- Chess Players have names for three kinds of
“Streets” on a chessboard made by
connecting squares. Which kind of “street” do
Bishops travel on?
• a) Ranks
• b) Files
• c) Rows
• d) Diagonals

4. UIL Chess Puzzles
• 4- White just played e2-e4, is it possible for
Black to capture the White pawn next?
• a) Yes
• b) No

5. UIL Chess Puzzles
• 5- Black captured the White pawn on “e4” by
moving the Black pawn from “d4” to “e3.”
How do chess players called this special
move?
• a) Swap
• b) Adjust
• c) Capture “En-Passant”
• d) Gotcha!

6. UIL Chess Puzzles
• 6- Which side has the greater value of
material left on the board?
• a) White
• b) Black
• c) Equal material
• d) Unclear

7. UIL Chess Puzzles
7- What move must Black play to stop the White
pawn from queening?
a) ….Kd5
b) ….Kd4
c) ….Kd3
d) ….Kf4

8. UIL Chess Puzzles
• 8- What move checkmates Black immediately?
• a) Rd7
• b) Rc8
• c) Rc1
• d) Rc3

9. UIL Chess Puzzles
• 9- The Bishop is a very strong piece. In open
games, the Bishop is powerful do to its long-
scope mobility. In the next diagram, find the
Bishop move to stop three pawns from
queening.
• a) Ba4
• b) Bc6
• c) Bd7
• d) Be8

10. UIL Chess Puzzles
• 10- The Knight is a powerful defender. A Knight can stop any
pawn on the starting position from queening. There is only
one exception to the rule. The opposite corner rule. If the
Knight is on “h8” cannot stop the “a” pawn, if the Knight is on
“a8” cannot stop an “h” pawn from queening.
• Find the move to stop the “a” pawn from
queening.
• a) Nf6
• b) Nh6
• c) Ke6