Checkmate, Stalemate, or Make a Move!
INSTRUCTIONS:
• For each of the 64 mini-diagrams, decide
whether Black is in checkmate, in stalemate,
or neither. It’s always Black’s move.
• Make your decisions based only on the part
of the chessboard that’s visible for each
problem.
• Solutions are provided after the problems.
(The answers have been scrambled using a
knight’s tour, so you won’t accidentally see
answers for nearby problems!)
Copyright © 2002 Prof. Chester Nuhmentz, Jr.
This exercise set may be photocopied
for instructional use.
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Use the table and diagram below if you’d
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• Locate the number for the problem you’re checking.
• Beside the number, you’ll see the name of a chess square.
• Look at that square on the diagram to see the coded answer.
# - means checkmate
= - means stalemate
MV - means Black has a possible move
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Answer Form for
Checkmate, Stalemate,
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Make a Move!
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For similar exercises using full-board diagrams, please see Is There Any Escape?