Quiz 1 (The Moves)

A player comes to you with a situation that is not covered by the Laws of Chess. What do you do?
1. Tell him it is not in the Laws so you cannot do anything about it.
2. Find something similar in the Laws and apply that.
3. Tell him it is not in the Laws but you will approach FIDE to make a decision for you.
Castling cannot take place under which of these situations ...
1. The king has been moved
2. The king is in check
3. The rook is under attack
4. Square b1 is being threatened and white wants to castle queen side
5. The king will cross asquare that is under attack
Which of the following statements are correct?
1. You can make your move with one hand and press the clock with the other
2. You can castle using both hands
3. It is permitted to use both hands when capturing
4. Only one hand should be used when making a move and pressing the clock
What penalty should be imposed on a player who touches his rook first when castling.
1. He should be given a warning immediately
2. He should be given a warning after the game
3. He should be made to move the rook and not allowed to castle
4. There should be no penalty
A player is about to promote a pawn. He has advanced the pawn to the far end of the board. He has a queen in his hand when he realises that if he promotes to a queen then it will be stalemate. He then promotes to a rook.
1. This is allowed as the queen did not touch the promotion square.
2. He must promote to the queen
3. He is allowed to promote to the rook but the arbiter awards his opponent an extra two minutes for being distracted
White has his pawn on a7. He puts a queen on a8 and then removes the pawn from the board. The opponent claims an illegal move.
1. Reject the claim
2. Restart White's clock and order him to reinstate the position and play the pawn to a8 first.
3. Give the opponent an additional 2 minutes for the illegal move.
White plays pawn to a8, announces rook and starts Black's clock. What do you do?
1. Tell Black to put a rook on the board.
2. Stop the clock and tell White to put the piece on the board
3. Give Black an additional 2 minutes if it is White's first illegal move. The pawn is replaced with a queen.
In a normal game a player lifts a piece to move but changes his mind and moves another piece instead. What should the arbiter do?
1. Step in and insist that the touch move rule applies
2. Do nothing until the opponent asks
3. Ask the opponent if he wishes you to do something
How many illegal moves can a player make before losing a normal game
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
Black checkmates his opponent but before he can press his clock his flag falls.
1. White win on time
2. Black win by mate
3. Draw to balance both things