The chess skill test, written by chess grandmaster Jonathan Levitt, is a excellent tool to measure how great you can do with chess. This test is explained in his book, "Genius in Chess."
Chess Board SetupUnderstanding the chessboard diagram in algebraic notation is the first step to be done before you can take the quiz. Experienced players of chess can leave out the issue of chess notation and jump to the test. In algebraic chess notation, each row of the chess board is numbered from one through eight, beginning on the white side. Each column is assigned a letter from a through h, going from left all the way to the right from white's side. Each square is labeled by a mixture of letter and number in relation to the junction of the column and row which contains that square. Therefore, a8 would be the designation of the top leftmost square on white's side of the chessboard. My website which I have indicated above contains a diagram illustrating h1 located on the upper rightmost part of the board.
Please check my chess tips site. You can see a common square checkered chessboard that has the algebraic notation. The illustration is found in the resources link at the bottom of the page.
Let me illustrate to you the quiz:
This test requires some sort of timer, a chessboard, one white knight, and one black queen.
Put the knight on b1. Put the black queen on d4. All the squares needs to be visited by the white knight going in this sequence: c1, e1, f1, h1, a2, c2, e2, g2, h2, and so on until g8 is reached. There are squares like h8 that can't be visited because black's queen controls it. While taking the test you can't move the queen, and you cannot put the knight en prise at any point.
It isIt's acceptable to visit any of the squares in the list in any sequence, but only if you are using them to get from a square to another, for example, c1 to e1. However, the squares have to be visited again at the proper time in the order listed above. This quiz is time-critical and has to be completed only once. A person who can finish the test in fewer than ten minutes on their 1st try reveals, according to Jonathan Levitt, "real chess talent."
What may look like an easy exam is actually a test of tremendous concentration and perseverance, especially for the novice players. You should plan the moves the knight has to take and do it fast. Not all of the players who took the quiz made it passed c1.
I have given the answer to the exam to help you assess yourself. You can find the answer in my chess game strategies site. You would need to click on the resources link to view it. Some of the top names in chess have taken the test and I've placed them in the page.
Now that you know what the test is, why not try to answer it? You do want to assess yourself on how great you really are at chess, right?
You do not have to worry if you finish the exam after 10 minutes because this exam is about thinking strategically and not simply memorizing the moves.
It seems that there are some people who would just memorize the moves in chess. These people would definitely have some trouble finishing the test. You have to have a plan to have a real chess aptitude. Your plan has to adapt to each and every game. As in every game or sports, you have to learn from experience and practice, practice, practice.
Bio: Chad Kimball began playing chess at a very young age. He is presently an editor and publisher of chess books. His books are published online. He also gives courses on chess via the Internet. He is the reason why we have "The Grandmaster Strategy Video Training Library." Some chess webpages have offered this great online resource.
This video training tool is composed of twenty-nine training videos and fourteen training e-books that have a total of 2,213 pages of world-class winning strategies. You can obtain all these just for the price of one chess book that you can purchase at your local bookstore. The best way to learn chess and beat your challenger is at your fingertips. You can learn more information found in the chess tips resource