Kings of the Board: teacher key

Chess, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. How chess is played, what the special moves are, and who the champions were.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

How many squares are on a chess board?
- 64 (answer)
- 16
- 32
Which piece is the only one that can jump over others?
- The bishop
- The knight (answer)
- The queen
What happens if a king is in check and cannot get out?
- It is checkmate (answer)
- It is stalemate
- It is a new move
Who was world champion for 27 years?
- Emanuel Lasker (answer)
- Bobby Fischer
- Gukesh Dommaraju
Who beat Garry Kasparov in 1997?
- Deep Blue (answer)
- Boris Spassky
- Ding Liren
Why might a player who has no safe move still draw?
- Stalemate is a draw (answer)
- Check is a draw
- Time is a draw