chess visualization test

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After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6, what move must be played by white to initiate the spanish game/ruy lopez opening?

How many squares can a bishop move to if it is on b3?

How many squares can the knight move to if it is on h5?

How many squares are there on one rank?

How many squares are there on one file?

The corners of the board are usually the worst squares to move your knight. To see why, how many squares could the knight move if it was in one of the corners? (a1, a8, h1, or h8)

Playing as white, if you want to fianchetto your bishop on the kingside, what square would you like to move your pawn off of?

If your opponent (playing black) just played h5, what square would your pawn have to be on to en passant capture?

There is a white rook on a1 and a white queen on g1. The only other piece on the board is the black king on a8. Which piece do you have to move to which square to instantly checkmate the king?

(example: Rd7)

This question is the hardest question of them all: In the Italian game: Greco attack, a line was analyzed by Greco himself where a trap was made. How many moves did it take for white to checkmate black?

Bb5

Bb8

Qa7

Qf6

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