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1 The Elegant Beauty of the Endgame icon
Philidor said the pawn is "the soul of chess", while Nimzowich talked about the passed pawn's "lust to expand". All of these questions involve one side's attempt to queen a pawn, and the other side's attempts to prevent that.
 Difficult 10 qns
99 plays
 May 22 09
chessart gold
2 Fischer v Spassky World Chess Championship 1972 icon
The background, games and aftermath of the 1972 "Match of the Century" held in Reykjavik, Iceland.
 Tough 10 qns
285 plays
 Jun 28 07
Seurat
3 Chess Variants icon
This is an introduction to some of the alternatives to regular chess. Most of these variants can be played on any of a number of chess servers, found on the internet.
 Average 10 qns
300 plays
 Jun 10 08
christopherm gold
4 It's Check, Mate! icon
Here are some general questions about chess, mostly about its rules and terminology.
 Difficult 10 qns
522 plays
 Nov 10 08
wardcogge
5 Chess For Beginners icon
Here is an easy chess quiz for beginners.
 Easy 10 qns
2871 plays
 Mar 29 07
tcatron565
6 Chess Basics icon
This quiz is meant for learning how to play the (in my opinion) amazing game called Chess. This game may help you think more logically in your life.
 Average 10 qns
1263 plays
 Mar 06 08
methane
7 Chess - Irregular Openings icon
This is a quiz to see if you can identify the names of some irregular openings in chess. The questions and answers use algebraic notation.
 Tough 10 qns
297 plays
 Jul 08 07
christopherm gold
8 Chess Highlights and More - 2007 icon
Here are some questions about some of the events in chess, in 2007, with some general questions.
 Tough 10 qns
207 plays
 Jan 17 08
christopherm gold
9 Extra! It's the Chess Gazette Quiz! icon
Extra Extra! This is a quiz about the headlines throughout the long history of chess. This quiz will focus mainly on the last few hundred years. I will give you the year or exact date and some clues. Good luck and it's your move!
 Tough 10 qns
570 plays
 Aug 15 04
MrMrsKnight
10 Suicide Chess - An Introduction icon
Suicide Chess is a popular chess variant played on a number of chess servers around the world. I follow FICS (free internet chess server) rules in this introduction.
 Difficult 10 qns
276 plays
 Jun 01 07
christopherm gold
11 Chess Part XIV icon
This quiz is on some random/interesting/pointless chess facts that are fun to explore. Some questions require visualizing the board, so you might want to keep a board handy to aid you in some of the problems.
 Very Difficult 10 qns
222 plays
 Dec 24 07
iggy4
12 Peculiarities of Chess Grandmasters icon
Chess Grandmasters are brilliant at chess but they also have a few foibles, some bordering on the bizarre. Have a look at these.
 Difficult 10 qns
996 plays
 Sep 09 01
exit0
13 More Irregular Chess Openings icon
See if you can identify the names of some more irregular openings and defenses in chess.
 Tough 10 qns
228 plays
 Jul 29 07
christopherm gold
14 Chess Part XII icon
My quiz has nothing to do with strategies, but is a fun test to see how good your chess logic is. You should open a chess program or set up a board if you can't hold the positions in your mind.
 Impossible 10 qns
222 plays
 May 15 07
iggy4
15 Chess Part X icon
All my questions are based from the starting position. The correct answer is always a number in numerical form. You might want to set up a board or open a chess program if you can't hold the positions in your mind.
 Impossible 10 qns
198 plays
 May 08 07
iggy4
16 Chess Part IX icon
This is a quiz on the names of openings and their moves. You should do well in this quiz if you are knowledgeable about openings.
 Difficult 10 qns
285 plays
 Jan 04 07
iggy4
17 Chess Strategies and Techniques icon
This is a slightly more advanced chess quiz, but if you've played several times, you should do fine! Questions include terms, strategies, techniques, etc.
 Average 10 qns
1119 plays
 Mar 23 02
Crystallina
18 Basic Rules of Chess icon
Test your knowledge of the official rules of chess, as compiled by the International Chess Federation (FIDE). Good luck!
 Average 10 qns
5808 plays
 Jan 08 03
mkp51
19 Chess Part I icon
This is a quiz on interesting information that I have found out. If you know a lot about chess, try out my quiz to see how much you know.
 Difficult 10 qns
906 plays
 Mar 02 04
iggy4
20 Chess Part VIII icon
This quiz is a mix of chess questions, and goes by USCF rules and terms. If you're not from the U.S., some of the answers may not be true for you.
 Difficult 10 qns
261 plays
 Feb 07 06
iggy4
21 Short History of Chess icon
Chess in one of the most fascinating and popular board games in the world. Here is its short history in questions.
 Difficult 10 qns
852 plays
 Oct 17 02
Beatka editor
22 Basic Chess Tactics, Strategies, and Openings icon
Test your knowledge of basic chess tactics, strategies, and openings. Good luck!
 Average 10 qns
1551 plays
 Jan 12 03
mkp51
23 Chess Dictionary icon
This is a quiz on the definitions of chess terms.
 Tough 15 qns
1053 plays
 May 20 04
iggy4
24 The Chess Games of Mikhail Tal icon
Mikhail Tal was one of the greatest of attacking players. He hailed from Riga in Latvia and was frequently called 'The Magician from Riga'. He was always one of the most loved players of all time, very popular with the chess public.
 Difficult 10 qns
273 plays
 May 21 04
jasmine_brown
25 Chess Part V icon
Like my second chess quiz, this quiz is about the meanings of some chess terms. If you don't know the proper names for things in chess, this will be a good lesson.
 Tough 10 qns
336 plays
 Feb 25 05
iggy4
26 Chess Terminology icon
This quiz will test your knowledge on the terms used in chess. This will include knowledge of names used for moves and situations.
 Very Difficult 10 qns
810 plays
 Mar 26 04
PrinceMagus411
27 Chess Part XI icon
All my questions are based from the starting position. The correct answer is always a number in numerical form. You might want to set up a board or open a chess program if you can't hold the positions in your mind.
 Impossible 10 qns
195 plays
 May 10 07
iggy4
28 Chess For Dummies icon
In chess the king can move one space in any direction. This simple quiz (if you know how to play) is on the movements of the five other pieces.
 Very Easy 5 qns
4692 plays
 Feb 21 02
bryceh
29 Chess Endgame Studies icon
Your job is to figure out who should win the endgame based on the material given in the question. Always assume that there are no immediate tactics in the position, which would defeat the purpose of explaining the endgame.
 Impossible 10 qns
285 plays
 Jun 05 07
iggy4
30 Chess Strategy in the Opening icon
This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of the strategic aims of some of the main chess openings.
 Tough 10 qns
858 plays
 Mar 28 02
pm3
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