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Introduction

Welcome to the test portion of my web site. This is an opportunity for you to see how well you remember everything you have learned from visiting this site. I have written this page in JavaScript for a number of reasons: 1) I don't know CGI, 2) I don't want to have to mark the tests, it would be time consuming and you wouldn't know how well you did for quite a while and 3) JavaScript was the best way I could think of to avoid the other two reasons (other than VBScript but it doens't work in Netscape...some day) :-). For this reason (because JS isn't global, as I figured out the hard way), to submit an answer, simply type it in the text field or whatever is asked in the question and then press the submit button for that question. Make sure you submit in order and do not forget to submit any or the script will mark you improperly and you will receive a bad mark :-). Also, you'll find that the first few questions are very easy and will progressively get harder. The questions at the end are pretty difficult so the obvious may not be so obvious, although for higher rated players it will still be a piece of cake. One last thing, I've entered smart alek answers into the fields to amuse myself, erase them before putting your answer. :-) Hope you do well, and don't cheat. :-)

(1 mark) Q1: When you are setting up the board, which colour square goes on the left side of the board?

Select the most appropriate answer from the drop down list below.

(1 mark) Q2: In the diagram below, how is the square marked with the "dot" referred to in algebraic notation?

(1 mark) Q3: What is it called when two or more pieces are attacked simultaneously by the same piece?

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(1 mark) Q4: Is the following position checkmate?

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(2 marks) Q5: What would you play if you were black in the following position?

(2 marks) Q6a: Could the following position actually occur in a chess match?

(4 marks) Q6b: If there are any problems with the above position, how many are there? (Enter "0" if there aren't any.)

(1 mark) Q7a: Can the black king castle?

Click to view the drop down list Yes, the black king can castle No, the black king cannot castle Yes, pi carried out to ten decimal places is 3.1415926535 Wait, hold on, what's a king?

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(2 marks) Q7b: If possible for black to castle, would it be a good idea (if it's not possible for the black king to castle, simply type "N/A"

(3 marks) Q8: How many possible moves are there in the following position? (be sure to account for both sides)

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(3 marks) Q9: White to move. What should white play?

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(1 mark) Q10: What is black's best move?

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(3 marks) Q11: White to play, mate in 2. What is the first move in the mating combination?

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