Online Chess Quiz Please enter your name: 1. The chess board consists of 64 squares. True False 2. How many pawns has each side? Six Eight Ten 3. There is a special move a pawn is allowed when passing another pawn. What is it called? Castling En Passant Check 4. The first time a pawn moves it may move forward how many squares at the most? 1 3 2 5. A pawn can take a piece directly in front of him. True False 6. A rook (or castle) can move which way? Diagonally Straight line along any row or column Only forward 7. Because of the nature of their movement, the bishops always remain on the same coloured squares. True False 8. Which pieces on the board may never go backwards? Bishops Rooks Pawns 9. The knight is the only piece that may jump over other pieces. True False 10. Castling is a special maneuver which involves the following pieces: Rook and King Bishop and King Queen and King Your Quiz Score is