Lesson 4 - Basic Rules: Exercises

Even though exercises are not required, I recommend working on them.  They will help you grasp and practice the things you learn from the lessons more efficiently. You can certainly go back and sneak in the previous pages... but try first to answer the questions without going back. By doing so, you will make your memory work a bit and it is a pretty good thing to keep the memory working if you want to become a good chess player.

Questions

Do the exercises and compare your answers with the solution provided using the Solution link.

1. In chess, how do we determine the winner? Click here for the solution
   
2. Which French term a player must use to indicate that he wants to replace some pieces on the board? Click here for the solution
   
3. Indicate if the move done by Black is legal or illegal in the following diagram. In case of an illegal move, give the reason.

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Legal or illegal move?

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4. Indicate if the move done by White is legal or illegal in the following diagram. In case of an illegal move, give the reason.

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Legal or illegal move?

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5. Indicate if the move done by Black is legal or illegal in the following diagram. In case of an illegal move, give the reason.

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Legal or illegal move?

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6. Indicate if the move done by Black is legal or illegal in the following diagram. In case of an illegal move, give the reason.

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Legal or illegal move?

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7. In the following diagrams, it is White to move. Find the move they must play to check the black king. When you found the check, find all possibilities that Black has to neutralize the check.
 

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  A more challenging for the last one ...

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8. In the following diagrams, it is White to move and he can checkmate in one move. Find the move giving the KO to Black.
 
White to move, mate in 1...

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White to move, mate in 1...

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White to move, mate in 1...?

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White to move, mate in 1...

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  A more challenging for the last one ...
White to move, mate in 1...

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When you are done, you can continue with the next lesson and learn the advanced and special rulesonline chess tutorial.