Chess Terms Quiz

Can you name the important chess terms every chess player should know?
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Last updated: September 25, 2023
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Answer
The piece that goes only diagonally
Bishop
The piece that goes only forward and kills diagonal
Pawn
Piece that goes forward, backwards, or sideways
Rook
Goes any direction any number of squares
Queen
Goes in an L shape move
Knight
The game is over if this piece is gone
King
King will die no matter what in next move
Checkmate
King will be captured if you move anything
Stalemate
When you move the king and rook on same move
Castling
Very weird pawn capture
En passant
# of squares on a chess board
64
# of pawns for each player
8
# of rooks for each player
2
# of players for a game
2
Color that goes first
White
Color that does not go first
Black
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2 Comments
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Level 84
Jan 26, 2024
That's not what stalemate is, and it's slightly strange to have two questions with the same answer haha
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Level 20
Oct 1, 2024
'any direction' is not entirely correct, would mean it could e.g. move from a1 to b4 (given that b4 is empty)