This is the only type of piece that can jump over other pieces.

The term for when one piece is attacking two enemy pieces simultaneously.

The current one, as of January 2026.

Movie about a boy in NYC who learns from hustlers in parks and professional coach Bruce Pandolfini. The boy vies for the national championship in his age group

This New Orleans prodigy stunned the chess world by defeating all the top players of his time who would play him.

When setting up the board and pieces, you should have "______ on the right, ______ on its own color."

The term for the situation when moving one piece exposes an attack from another piece.

The champion from 2013 to 2023, considered by many to be the GOAT (Greatest of all time).

Novel about an orphaned girl who becomes a grandmaster (later a mini-series); also a chess opening.

Country(ies) which dominated the chess world through most of the 20th century.

This is the algebraic notation designation for the square to white's extreme left closest to the player.

The term for when a piece is threatened but moving it would expose a more valuable piece to being captured (or checked).

He lost the match of the (20th) century.

Book and movie based on a true story about a girl in Uganda who used chess to escape the slums

Checkers, Chaturanga, or Go: which was a forerunner of chess as we play it now?

En passante capturing can only be done when two of these pieces are involved.

Attacking a more valuable piece which would expose a less valuable piece to being captured if it moves away.

Known for his crazy attacks, this "magician from Riga" held the championship briefly in the 1960's

Movie starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and based on a true story that took place in Washington, DC.

Country where the game is generally believed to have started.

This is the most powerful piece on the board, but not the most important.

The situation when the player whose turn it is has legal moves, but all those moves make their situation worse.

First American World Champion.

Musical play, currently revived on Broadway, conceived by Tim Rice about fictional world champions. Its biggest U.S. hit song was One Night in Bangkok.

Russian/Czech/English woman who was the first Women's Chess Champion.