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Hilarious Chess Exam!

NiranjanNavalgund
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Hello & Namaste! Get ready to become a student again and take this hilarious chess exam! 
A few years back, I prepared a set of questions for my students to make it funny. 
You can post the answers in the comments  
I'm really excited to see how many of you score 100%


Exam I 
Time: 30 minutes
Questions: 10 
Points: 5 points for each

1. Which chess piece controls 14 squares irrespective of where it is placed?

2. Which are some of the chess oriented movies? (Minimum 5)

3.Consider the following situations: 
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

4. 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)

5.

What is so special about this position? (Composed by Ropke)

6. A composer announced : White mates in one. Can you prove him right? 

7. White to play and Mate in 2



8. Black offered a draw here. Should White accept it? Why?



9. Which is one thing that all pieces can do except the Queen? 

10. White to play! State your second move and the last move!

I will be back with the second part of the exam tomorrow :-) 
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NiranjanNavalgund
FM Niranjan Navalgund

Currently work as a community manager for Chess.com India. 

I have a GM norm and an IM norm. Became a FIDE Trainer recently. Coached two Indian Teams for the Olympiad for PWD. Apart from playing and teaching chess, I dabble in writing and reading. Can speak in English, Kannada, Hindi, Tamil and Marathi.  I recently wrote a short story titled 'Over a Cup of Chai' that's available on amazon. My last novel 'The Lively Library & An Unlikely Romance' is a story of a library where books come to life at night.  

My username was Geborgenheit previously. 
Geborgenheit is a german word which is hard to explain. It can only be experienced; It could also be inner peace of your soul. Google says 'security' but it is more than that!

I do stream sometimes!