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1 trivia quiz  Chess Highlights and More - 2007 icon
Here are some questions about some of the events in chess, in 2007, with some general questions.
 Tough 10Q
144 plays
 Jan 17 08
christopherm gold
2 trivia quiz  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 10Q
237 plays
 Jan 04 07
iggy4
3 trivia quiz  Chess Variants coolicon
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 10Q
150 plays
 Jun 10 08
christopherm gold
4 trivia quiz  Fischer v Spassky World Chess Championship 1972 icon
The background, games and aftermath of the 1972 "Match of the Century" held in Reykjavik, Iceland.
 Difficult 10Q
201 plays
 Jun 28 07
Seurat gold
5 trivia quiz  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.
 Difficult 10Q
204 plays
 Jul 08 07
christopherm gold
6 trivia quiz  Chess For Beginners icon
Here is an easy chess quiz for beginners.
 Easy 10Q
2229 plays
 Mar 29 07
tcatron565
7 trivia quiz  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 10Q
828 plays
 Mar 06 08
methane
8 trivia quiz  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 10Q
168 plays
 Dec 24 07
iggy4
9 trivia quiz  More Irregular Chess Openings icon
See if you can identify the names of some more irregular openings and defenses in chess.
 Difficult 10Q
195 plays
 Jul 29 07
christopherm gold
10 trivia quiz  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 10Q
171 plays
 May 15 07
iggy4
11 trivia quiz  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 10Q
849 plays
 Sep 09 01
exit0
12 trivia quiz  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.
 Very Difficult 10Q
219 plays
 Jun 01 07
christopherm gold
13 trivia quiz  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!
 Average 10Q
465 plays
 Aug 15 04
MrMrsKnight
14 trivia quiz  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 10Q
150 plays
 May 08 07
iggy4
15 trivia quiz  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 10Q
171 plays
 May 10 07
iggy4
16 trivia quiz  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 10Q
765 plays
 Mar 02 04
iggy4
17 trivia quiz  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 10Q
225 plays
 Feb 07 06
iggy4
18 trivia quiz  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 10Q
5532 plays
 Jan 08 03
mkp51
19 trivia quiz  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 10Q
762 plays
 Oct 17 02
Beatka editor
20 trivia quiz  Chess Dictionary icon
This is a quiz on the definitions of chess terms.
 Tough 15Q
891 plays
 May 20 04
iggy4
21 trivia quiz  Basic Chess Tactics, Strategies, and Openings icon
Test your knowledge of basic chess tactics, strategies, and openings. Good luck!
 Average 10Q
1434 plays
 Jan 12 03
mkp51
22 trivia quiz  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 10Q
666 plays
 Mar 26 04
PrinceMagus411
23 trivia quiz  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 5Q
4263 plays
 Feb 21 02
bryceh
24 trivia quiz  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 10Q
288 plays
 Feb 25 05
iggy4
25 trivia quiz  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 10Q
237 plays
 May 21 04
jasmine_brown
26 trivia quiz  Chess Quiz icon
This is a quiz on general knowledge of chess.
 Very Difficult 15Q
1626 plays
 Jun 17 02
quotidiantrivia
27 trivia quiz  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 10Q
759 plays
 Mar 28 02
pm3
28 trivia quiz  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 10Q
222 plays
 Jun 05 07
iggy4
29 trivia quiz  Chess Basics
If you are a master or even a beginner, this quiz is interesting and overall nit-picky. Good luck!
 Average 5Q
2295 plays
 Sep 09 00
BenRusch
30 trivia quiz  Chess Part IV icon
This quiz is about the openings of chess. If you have a lot of experience with chess openings, or you want to learn more about the openings, please take this quiz.
 Very Difficult 10Q
270 plays
 Jan 14 05
iggy4
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Some sample questions from this category:

* How many combinations of first moves are there? (white moves then black moves)
* Who of the following does not have an opening named after him?
* How do you notate a queenside castle (the king maneuver, not the rook)?
* What piece performs en passant?
* What do Bobby Fischer, Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond have in common?
* Most people know that former World Champion Anatoly Karpov has a vast collection of stamps. What other hobby did he have prior to this?
* Alexander Alekhine loved cats. He was often seen at tournaments with either a cat, or cat motifs on his jumpers etc. When he took a cat to a tournament what did it do?
* Harry Nelson Pillsbury was a remarkable player at the turn of the 20th century. He would play up to 22 simultaneous games of chess and checkers, blindfolded, whilst playing which other game?
* Wilhelm Steinitz (World Champion 1886-1894) was said to suffer delusions later in life and died penniless. He
* Emmanuel Lasker (World Champion 1894-1921) once tried to breed pigeons to compete in poultry shows. Why was he unsuccessful?
* There were a number of strong players who met untimely deaths. How did Alexander Zaitsev die?
* Garry Kasparov changed his last name. What was it previously?
* Who, after losing a game of chess jumped up on the table and yelled, 'Why must I lose to this idiot?'
* Top Grandmaster Judit Polgar was married in 2001. What was her husband's profession?
* Which of the following tournaments was Fischer's performance the worst?
* Which of the following books was *not* written by Fischer?
* Which opening attack or defense did Fischer NOT play regularly?
* The chess style of which of the following players most closely resembles Fischer's?
* When Fischer played for the World Championship at Reykjavik 1972, how many times had he beaten his opponent prior to that match?
* At the interzonal at Palma de Mallorca 1970, Fischer was at the peak of his prime. He surprised two players in that tournament by varying from his usual 1 e4 (P-K4) as white. He won both games. What was his first move that he sprung?

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