CHESS square Ctrl. TeST for Jnrs.

Oct 26, 2014, 5:06 PM |

CHESS TeST 100%
	Trainer & author = Manuel GARDENES		Trainee =	0
	http://blog.chess.com/Manu-Trainer	Instructions: Fill only grey areas			Date =	30 Dec 1899
No.	B) CHESS square Ctrl.	Answer	Diagnosis	REMarks
	(Square, centre & coordinates Ctrl.)		(OK?)	(Clarifications IF need be)
1	How many squares has the centre?	4	TRUE	Most board GAMes imply centre Ctrl.
2	How many corners has the board?	4	TRUE
3	How many squares has the full board?	64	TRUE
4	Is centre control more important than flank?	Yes	TRUE	Centre vs flank dilemma...
5	Is centre control like keeping your balance?	Yes	TRUE
6	King's kNight move options at the very start?	2	TRUE
7	Which Pawn frees Q & B on 1st move?	e	TRUE
8	Which White Pawn is weakest one?	f2	TRUE
9	Which is starting corner of CHESS board?	a1	TRUE
10	What colour is h1 (White or Black)?	White	TRUE
11	Are a1-h8 plus h1-a8 longest diagonals?	Yes	TRUE
12	Is a1-h8 dark diagonal?	Yes	TRUE
13	Is h1-a8 light diagonal?	Yes	TRUE
14	Which letter is King's file?	e	TRUE
15	Name square where a1-h8 & c1-a3 cross	b3	FALSE
16	Which number Identifies the 8th rank?	8	TRUE
17	Which is slowest piece?	Pawn	FALSE
18	Are Pawns like legs?	Yes	TRUE	GAMes vs sports comparison...
19	Are pieces like arms?	Yes	TRUE
20	How many pieces defend f2 at the start?	1	TRUE
21	How many pieces defend e2 at the start?	3	FALSE
22	Piece development towards centre or flank?	Centre	TRUE
23	Are CHESS corners SIMilar to Soccer ones?	Yes	TRUE	GAMes vs sports comparison...
24	Are to main diagonals like a sort of scissor?	Yes	TRUE
25	Is King's flank e to h?	Yes	TRUE
26	Is Queen's flank a to d?	Yes	TRUE
27	Is Nh3 a good starting move?	No	TRUE
28	Would you take a P IF losing centre Ctrl.?	No	TRUE
29	Develop centre Pawns 1st?	Yes	TRUE
30	How many light squares are on the board?	32	TRUE

A	CHESS square Ctrl. PERFOrmance =		90%	-10%	To improve...
B	CHESS square Ctrl. Diagnosis =		PASS	Try as many times as you like...

CHESS square Ctrl. TeST for Jnrs.

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