Chess Skill Assessment

Chess Skill Assessment
Upon completing the chess skill assessment, please indicate your student's proficiency level (e.g., "Knight") on the registration form. This information will enable us to accurately group and pair students according to their skill levels. Thank you for your cooperation.

Instructions for Parents:
This assessment consists of 25 questions designed to evaluate your child's chess skills. Based on their performance, they will be placed in one of the following classes:

- Pawn: Brand new to chess, learning rules and basics.

- Knight: Playing full games, building tactics and consistency

- Bishop: Comfortable with advanced tactics, preparing for tournaments

- Rook: Active in tournaments, seeking higher ratings and mastery

Important:
Please ensure your child completes this assessment on their own without any outside help. Parents may assist with definitions of words or understanding the question itself, but no hints or guidance on the answers should be given. Encourage your child to select "I don't know" if they are unsure of an answer to avoid guessing. This will help us accurately place them in the proper class based on their current skill level.

After completing the assessment, please submit your responses. The form will calculate the results and then prompt you to register your child for the appropriate class based on their score.

To solve chess puzzles, your child needs to find the square they will move to by using the file (a-h) and rank (1-8) coordinates. Help them understand the notation (e.g., e4 for a pawn moving to e4, Nf3 for a knight moving to f3). Guide them to locate the square, recognize the piece, and determine the best move based on the goal. It's okay if they don't know an answer; we're here to teach them and support their journey to becoming confident chess players.

Scoring Criteria:
- Pawn: 0-7 points
- Knight: 8-14 points
- Bishop: 15-22 points
- Rook: 23-25 points
Student's Name*

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1. How does the rook move?*

a) Diagonally (Like an X)b) Horizontally and vertically (Up/Down/Left/Right)c) In an L-shaped) One square in any directione) I don't know
2. How does the bishop move?*

a) Diagonally (Like an X)b) Horizontally and vertically (Up/Down/Left/Right)c) In an L-shaped) One square in any directione) I don't know
3. How does the knight move?*

a) Diagonally (Like an X)b) Horizontally and vertically (Up/Down/Left/Right)c) In an L-shaped) One square in any directione) I don't know
4. How does the queen move?*

a) Diagonally (Like an X)b) Horizontally and vertically (Up/Down/Left/Right)c) In an L-shaped) Horizontally, vertically, and diagonally (Every Direction)e) I don't know
5. What is the first move of a pawn?*

a) One square forwardb) Two squares forwardc) One or two squares forwardd) Diagonallye) I don't know
6. Which piece can jump over other pieces?*

a) Rookb) Bishopc) Knightd) Queene) I don't know
7. How does the king move?*

a) Diagonally (Like an X)b) Horizontally and vertically (Up/Down/Left/Right)c) One square in any directiond) Two squares in any directione) I don't know
8. What is checkmate?*

a) The king is in a position to be capturedb) The king has no legal moves and is under threat of capturec) The king is under threat but can move to safetyd) None of the abovee) I don't know
9. What is stalemate?*

a) The king is in a position to be capturedb) The game is a drawc) The king has no legal moves but is not under threat of captured) The game is over with a winnere) I don't know
10. If your opponent's pawn reaches your back rank, what happens?*

a) It is removed from the boardb) It remains a pawnc) It is promoted to another piece of the player's choiced) It is promoted to a queen onlye) I don't know
11. What is en passant?*

a) A special pawn captureb) A move where the king moves two squaresc) A move where the rook moves diagonallyd) A move where the knight captures two piecese) I don't know
12. What is castling?*

a) A special move involving the king and a rookb) A pawn promotionc) A special move involving the queend) A move where the king captures a piecee) I don't know
13. In the following position, what is the best move for White's Queen to checkmate in one move?*

a) Qh6 (orange square)b) Qg7 (red square)c) Qg8 (blue square)d) I don't know
14. In the following position, what is the best move for Black's King?*

a) Kf7 (blue square)b) Kd8 (orange square)c) Ke7 (red square)d) I don't know
15. What is a fork in chess?*

a) A move that attacks two or more pieces simultaneouslyb) A move that sacrifices a piecec) A move that places the king in checkd) A move that captures a pawne) I don't know
16. What is a pin in chess?*

a) A move that attacks two or more pieces simultaneouslyb) A move that prevents a piece from moving without exposing a more valuable piecec) A move that places the king in checkd) A move that captures a pawne) I don't know
17. In the following position, what is the best move for White's Knight to fork Black’s pieces?*

a) Nf7+ (orange square)b) Nc6 (blue square)c) Ng6+ (red square)d) I don't know
18. In the following position, what is the best move for White to checkmate Black in two moves?*

a) Qxf7+ (orange square)b) Qg6+ (blue square)c) Qh8+ (red square)d) I don't know
19. What is zugzwang?*

a) A situation where any move a player makes will worsen their positionb) A special move involving the king and a rookc) A move that places the king in checkd) A move that captures a pawne) I don't know
20. How many points is each chess piece generally worth, including the king?*

a) Pawn = 1, Knight = 3, Bishop = 3, Rook = 5, Queen = 9, King = Invaluableb) Pawn = 2, Knight = 4, Bishop = 3, Rook = 6, Queen = 10, King = 10c) Pawn = 1, Knight = 3, Bishop = 4, Rook = 5, Queen = 9, King = 1d) I don't know
21. In the following position, what is the best move for White to win material?*

a) Qxg8+b) Qe7c) Qf6+d) Qh7+e) I don't know
22. In the following position, what is the best move for Black to prevent White's checkmate threat?*

a) Ng6b) Bf4c) Ng8d) Rg8e) I don't know
23. In the following position, what is the best move for White to gain a significant advantage?*

a) Re6b) Re4c) Re2d) Re3e) I don't know
24. In the following position, what is the best move for Black to set a trap?*

a) g5b) Nd7c) Bg7d) Nf6e) I don't know
25. In the following position, what is the best move for Black to defend?*

a) Bf6b) Kf8c) xf4d) Qd1+e) I don't know
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