8cross8 – Indian Chess Store presents a Funny Chess Exam! Yes, you read it right. I believe this is going to be fun, join me in this exam! Answer all the questions in the comments and let’s see if you get all of them right. In some cases, funny answers are appreciated. The maximum time for each question is indicated. You can take a ten-minute break if you want! The best, funny and creative answers will be featured on 8cross8. We also have special prizes for 5 funny answers and a chess hamper for one winner.

 

All you need to do is take up this exam and answers in the comments section, share the post link with your friends and await the results!

Total time: 1 hour
Questions: 15

1) Consider the following situations:  (4 minutes)
 White sacrificed his Queen and managed to promote his pawn to a Queen by capturing the rook:
exf8 = Q. By how many points is white ahead of black?
a) 4
b)3
c)9
d)5

2) The White King on h1 and the Black King on h8 are gearing up for a fight. White’s target is to reach a8 or c8. Black’s target is to reach a1 or c1. Since white gets to move first, black is considered as a winner if he manages to stop White’s king from reaching a8 or c8. Who is most likely to win? What should white play?  (5 minutes)

3) What is the unique quality of the rook? (1 minute)

4)

Composed by Ropke

Why is this position given to you? 😛  (5 minutes)

5) A composer announced: White mates in one move!

Can you prove him right? (5 minutes)

6)

White to play and win! Complete answer please?  (5 minutes)

7)

White to play and mate in 2! Well, if you think you know the answer.. think again J  (5 minutes)

8)

White to play. Black offered a draw in this position, should white accept the offer? (5 minutes)

9)

 White to play. White offered a draw in this position. Is this position winning for black? (5 minutes)

10)

 
Composed by Hasek
Can you write a story on white’s king based on the following continuation?
 1.Kh6 Rxg5 2.Kg7 Rxg6+ 3.Kh8 Rxf6 (1 minute)

 

11) What are some of the ways to draw the game?  (1 minute)

12) If Panda were a chess piece, how would it move?  (1 minute)

13) 

Do you prefer going up in the lift? White to play and win! (3 minutes)

14) 

Now, please come down! White to play and win (3 minutes)

15) In one of the coaching camps that I attended, a student asked the coach
  How to trap the queen?  What would be your answer? 🙂  (1 minute)

Tiebreaker: Which is an act that can be performed by all the pieces except the Queen?

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