A Chess Game with Grandpa: A2 Spanish Reading
A fictional A2 Spanish family story built around verified FIDE rules for the board, pieces, check, checkmate, and a draw.
Una partida de ajedrez con mi abuelo
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What you'll learn
chess pieces, board-game phrases, hay, cada, tener que, direct questions
An explicitly fictional game between a child and a grandfather introduces real chess facts: 64 squares, 16 pieces per player, White moves first, and checkmate ends the game.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
coloca el tablero
newsets the board down
Colocar means to put something in its place.
Useful when preparing a game.
muevo primero
newI move first
Mover primero means to take the first turn.
Useful for games and turn-taking.
está en jaque
newis in check
The king is under attack but may still escape.
Essential chess language.
termina en tablas
newends in a draw
Tablas is a chess result in which neither player wins.
Useful for reporting a game result.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
Squares
casillas
squares
Casillas are the individual spaces on a board.
Key vocabulary for board games.
Pawn
peón
pawn
A peón is the most numerous type of chess piece.
Basic chess vocabulary.
Rook
torre
rook
Torre is the Spanish name for the rook.
Basic chess vocabulary.
Bishop
alfil
bishop
Alfil is the Spanish name for the bishop.
Basic chess vocabulary.
Knight
caballo
knight
Caballo is the Spanish name for the knight.
Basic chess vocabulary.
Queen
dama
queen
Dama is the standard Spanish name for the queen in chess.
Basic chess vocabulary.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
Existence with hay
hay 64 casillas
there are 64 squares
Hay expresses that something exists and does not change for the plural.
Useful for describing places and objects.
Cada with a singular noun
Cada jugador tiene 16 piezas
Each player has 16 pieces
Cada is followed by a singular noun even when it refers to all players.
Useful for rules and instructions.
Obligation with tener que
Tengo que protegerlo
I have to protect it
Tener que plus infinitive expresses necessity.
Useful for rules and urgent decisions.
Question with qué
¿Qué pieza prefieres mover?
Which piece do you prefer to move?
Qué has a written accent when it introduces a direct question.
Useful for asking someone to choose.
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