Check or Checkmate: Part 1 Worksheet

When your kids are playing chess, it's important that they know how to get their opponent's king to check and ultimately checkmate. Practicing taking a piece from check to checkmate can strengthen your child's strategic thinking and problem-solving skills, and this free worksheet will let them do so in a fun way. They'll look at the pair of chessboard and decide which board shows check and which shows checkmate. They won't know they're brain-building; they'll just think it's fun to play!