Extra! It's the Chess Gazette Quiz!

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1. 1972 Everyone is talking about the new world champion of chess. Who is this hard-to-find character? Boris Spassky Pal Benko Anatoly Karpov Bobby Fischer

2. 1939 The brother of the world chess champion, Alexey, has just been murdered! Who is the world champion? Alexander Alekhine Jose Raul Capablanca Max Euwe Paul Keres

3. 1997 People all over the chess world are studying the games of the recent man vs. machine match. Everyone knows that IBM's Deep Blue beat Gary Kasparov in that match, but which grandmaster was consulted on the construction of Deep Blue? Terry Winchester Joel Benjamin Larry Evans Anatoly Karpov

4. 1857 "The pride and sorrow of chess" has just won the first American Chess Congress. Who is this brilliant player, who would later be named (with Fischer) as a charter member of the US Chess Hall of Fame? Paul Morphy Bill Lombardy Joshua Waitzkin Frank Marshall

5. 1988 Two men were inducted into the US chess hall of fame in 1988. Hermann Helms was one, the other was known for inventing the ratings system that is in use all over the world to keep track of who is better than who in chess. Can you name him? Arpad Elo Robert Byrne Donald Byrne Samuel Reshevsky

6. November 23rd 1888 The chess champion of the world becomes a citizen of the United States. Most people regard him as an Austrian world champion. Who is he? Raul Kaspa Paul Morphmann Wilhelm Steinitz Efim Bogulyubov

7. 1989 In Belgrade the longest game of chess under international time controls and rules is played. It was played by Nikolic and Arsovic. How many moves did it last? 269 249 239 259

8. 2004 This wonderful musician known for playing the piano and singing countless hits, including "Georgia On My Mind" dies. He was known to be an avid chess player. Who is he? Ray Charles John Denver James Brown Sting

9. AD 300-AD 600 Chess evolved from a game that began in this period. What was it called? Backgammon Chaturanga Ligue Letra Dama

10. 1930 The revolutionary book "My System" is first published. Who was the author? Vera Menchik Alexander Alekhine Aron Nimzovitch Max Euwe