Week 1 worksheet: How the pieces move

Name: ______________________   Date: ____________

Lesson plan · Worksheet · Large print · Answer key · 12-week syllabus

Find the move in each picture and write it down in words (“rook takes the pawn on d7”), or in chess notation if you know it (Rxd7).

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Worked example. White to move. The rook moves in straight lines: take the knight.

Answer: Rxc4. The rook slides up the c-file to the knight. In notation: R = rook, x = takes, c4 = the square.

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    1. White to move. The rook moves in straight lines: take the black pawn.

    Answer: ______________________

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    2. White to move. The bishop moves diagonally: take the black knight.

    Answer: ______________________

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    3. White to move. Take the black rook with the queen.

    Answer: ______________________

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    4. White to move. The knight jumps in an L: take the black bishop.

    Answer: ______________________

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    5. White to move. Pawns capture diagonally: take the black knight.

    Answer: ______________________

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    6. White to move. The king moves one square: take the black knight.

    Answer: ______________________

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