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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