Chess pieces have different power levels based on their position. When in the middle of the board, they are strongest; at the edges or blocked by other pieces, they are weakest. Help your child learn which pieces are in powerful positions by examining the worksheet.
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This worksheet introduces your child to chess pieces and how they move. Ask them to look at the table, noting the squares each piece can control. Then, have them circle the most powerful piece among each power pictured at the bottom. With this insight, your child will gain an understanding of a chess piece's power and how many squares it can attack.
To document pawn promotion, add "=<piece name>" to the move notation. For example: e7-e8=Q. Ask your child to look at the chessboard and take note of the moves. Check the notations are correct. (80 words)
Test your kids' promotions skills with this worksheet! Ask them to find the pictures in which the pawns are correctly promoted. Remember, when a pawn reaches the last rank it may be promoted to a queen, bishop, knight or rook. In addition, a pawn can be promoted when it captures a chess piece on the last rank.
Teach your kids all about pawns with this fun worksheet! Pawns may seem restricted, but experienced players can guide them across the board. If a pawn reaches the last rank, the player can upgrade it to a more powerful piece (e.g. queen, knight), or promote it if it captures an enemy piece. Give them the tools to master the game!
This tracing worksheet teaches kids about chess. They trace the dotted lines to match pieces, names and symbols to the correct chess piece. Questions at the bottom test their understanding. It's a simple exercise for a fun way to learn.
Instruct your kids to trace the dotted lines to match each chess piece, short name, and symbol with either king or queen.Answer the questions at the bottom and check the answers. This exercise will help your children to differentiate between a king and queen chess piece and know their symbols.
Have your students mastered checkmates? However, they may not know the proper way to set up a chessboard. Ask them if they know how and show them images of the correct set-up.
Test your child's chess prowess with this simple worksheet. They must find the missing pieces to complete the white side of an empty chessboard. The black pieces are already arranged properly on the board. Correct answers are provided so you can see how they did!
Before starting the game, make sure your child knows how to correctly set up the chessboard. Point to each square and ask them to name the piece that should be there. If they don't know, the printout can help. Remind them the queens should be on their own colour's square, then have them check the correct answers for the other pieces.
Teach your child the starting positions of the black and white armies on the chessboard. Black pieces are placed on ranks 7 and 8, and white pieces on ranks 1 and 2. Have them check the highlighted boxes on the chessboard to make sure they know the correct pieces to start with.
Help your child learn the name of the lines that go through squares with this fun worksheet. Diagonals slant in left or right directions and create the same shape. Ask your child to identify the pictures with correctly drawn diagonals.
A chessboard has 8 horizontal ranks and 8 vertical files, each with 8 squares. Test your child's understanding of these directions with this fun worksheet!
Proper positioning of the chessboard and players is key. Before the game, make sure the white square is in the right-hand corner. A simple rhyme can help: "White on the right". Check pictures of kids at the chessboard to ensure correct positioning.
Pawns can only move forward along the file one square at a time. For its first move, a pawn can move one or two squares. Show your child how to move pawns by asking them to put an X for the correct move on this worksheet. This exercise will help them gain confidence in using pawns.
Ask your child to circle all the places a pawn can capture in one move on the diagonal. Pawns are limited in the moves they can make, but can still capture enemy pieces. This worksheet will help brush up on their knowledge of the rules of chess.
Test your students' knowledge of chess pawns. Present them with a worksheet featuring a picture, and ask them to identify the correct pawn moves. Afterward, they'll be better equipped to maneuver strategically on the chessboard.
Pawns are the first to attack in chess and each player has the most pieces. They can't jump over other pieces, so if there's an obstacle, the pawn can't move. Ask your child to put an X to show all possible moves for the pawns not blocked by other pieces. (80)
Teach your kids the fundamentals of chess with this worksheet! The goal is to checkmate the opponent's king, so it must be protected at all times. The king moves along files, ranks, and diagonals (except one square at a time), and cannot move to a square next to the enemy king. Your kids will soon master the art of checkmate!
Testing your child's strategic planning and chess skills? Give them this worksheet: Ask them to mark an 'x' on the square where the knight should jump to attack the enemy bishop. See how well they plan for a win! (80 words)
Help your child identify legal knight moves in this easy worksheet. Review each picture with them, questioning if the knight moves are correct. Then have them verify pictures with correct moves.
Get your kids to tell you how a knight moves in chess. If they need help, explain that a knight moves in an «L» pattern - two squares on the file/rank, one square aside. It may also jump over other pieces, as long as the landing square is unoccupied. Have them mark the squares where the knight can move in the exercise.
Test your child's knowledge of chess pieces by asking them to identify the knight. It is shaped like a horse and its goal is to capture the enemy king in order to win the game. The knight has the advantage of being able to jump over other pieces, taking them out and taking their place. See how many pieces the knight can capture in one move with this worksheet.
Show kids the board and ask them to identify the bishop. Then ask them to move it to the square marked 'x', drawing lines to show its path. This worksheet helps teach kids how to move the bishop on a chessboard.