Short History of Chess

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which country was the cradle of chess, according to the majority of historians? China Korea Iran India

2. Who won the first modern international chess tournament held in London in 1851? Adolph Anderssen Wilhelm Steinitz Paul C. Morphy Johannes Zukertort

3. Who was the first world chess champion? Emanuel Lasker Alexander Alekhine Wilhelm Steinitz Max Euwe

4. In what year was the International Chess Federation (FIDE) created? 1929 1925 1924 1927

5. Which city hosted the first unofficial chess Olympiad? London Paris Amsterdam Athens

6. Who won the first women's world chess championships? Answer: (Two Words (full name), initials 'VM')

7. The legendary American chess player Bobby Fischer played his last match against whom? Tigran Petrosian Anatoly Karpov Boris Spassky Victor Korchnoi

8. Do you know the name of a famous Polish chess player who was to challenge the world champion Emanuel Lasker in 1914? Answer: (last name or full name, initials 'AR')

9. What is the name of the computer which defeated the former world champion Garry Kasparov? Deep Blue Deep Fritz Deep Purple Deep Junior

10. Who was the current world chess champion in 2002? Viswanathan Anand Anatoly Karpov Gata Kamski Vladimir Kramnik