Chess Trivia Quizzes

Chess has a reputation for being a boring game played by people with no sense of humour, but in my experience it can be a very fun and enjoyable game. Join me to learn about some interesting facts, fun tactics and odd techniques in chess.

Wait... where am I? I just woke up on a massive chess board! Someone must have trapped me in order to steal my Lucky Duck badge! Can you help me win this game and escape?

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.

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.

In this quiz, you may play the role of the tournament director. From each situation, choose the most appropriate solution. This quiz is based upon the "U.S.C.F's Official Rules of Chess, 5th Edition."

This quiz lists a selection of odd and unusual chess variants, some well-known, some more obscure, but all real versions of chess. Match the description with the name of each variant.

This quiz focuses on the countries and the players in the chess Olympiads, first held in 1927 and continuing roughly every other year since then.

Just starting out in chess? Learn the basics through this quiz.

Does the notion of me twisting your brain with chess-related logic problems tickle your fancy? If your reply is in the affirmative do take this quiz before going to the doctor.

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.

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.

This is a short quiz on various aspects of chess. Have fun!

This quiz focuses on universally recognized World Chess Champions before the year 2000.

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.

This is a quiz about the symbols used for annotations of chess games as recognized by FIDE. Unfortunately, I can't make all the symbols used, so some will be descriptions.

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.

How much do you know about one of the world's greatest chess champions, Russian genius Alekhine?

This is a quiz on common, old, uncommon, and lots of more chess openings. Do you know them all?

Test your knowledge of basic chess tactics, strategies, and openings. Good luck!

Did you like the first quiz? Then why not try this one as well! Note: Having a chessboard and pieces handy would be helpful...

This is a quiz on the definitions of chess terms.

Chess in one of the most fascinating and popular board games in the world. Here is its short history in questions.

This is a brief quiz about the London Chess Classic chess tournament held December 8th through the 15th, 2010.

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.

See if you can identify the names of some more irregular openings and defenses in chess.

Searching for Bobby Fischer? Well no need to look any further than this quiz. Here is a chance to find out how much you really know about this strange and controversial grandmaster of the chessboard.

Deep blue was an IBM created robot that played Garry Kasparov in famous Chess matches in the 1990s. See if you can recall the events in this infamous challenge. These events occurred in the second match.

This is my quiz about basic rules and types of checkmate in chess, the most popular board game in the world! Have fun!

The background, games and aftermath of the 1972 "Match of the Century" held in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Here are some general questions about chess, mostly about its rules and terminology.

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.

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!

Here are some questions about some of the events in chess, in 2007, with some general questions.

This was an iconic contest that took place at the height of the Cold War. Please note that this quiz covers the more technical aspects, so good knowledge of the match, chess, and the people surrounding it would be an advantage.

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.

"The Game and Playe of the Chesse" was the first book on chess written in English. This quiz will test your knowledge on chess. Some of it will be general knowledge and others on famous matches or finer details. Chess notation is used for moves/positions

I will give you a chess piece or two, and you will tell me the value.

Chess Grandmasters are brilliant at chess but they also have a few foibles, some bordering on the bizarre. Have a look at these.

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.

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.

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.

This quiz is designed to test your knowledge of the strategic aims of some of the main chess openings.

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.

This quiz is about one of the strongest chess players in history.

More Bobby Fischer chess trivia!

This quiz will test your knowledge on the terms used in chess. This will include knowledge of names used for moves and situations.

If you are a master or even a beginner, this quiz is interesting and overall nit-picky. Good luck!

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.

This quiz can help people better understand tournament styles, if they have just started going to them. It can also help people who have never been to a tournament, to learn how they are played.

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.

If you thought my last quiz was hard, this one is much harder!

A Fairy Chess piece is any piece that is not in normal chess. This quiz mainly focuses on the endgame properties of these pieces. Unless specified, assume that the piece's movements are symmetrical. A 1,2 leaper implies all 8 movements of the knight.

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.

This quiz is a mixture of different kinds of chess questions, such as terms, tournaments, tactics, openings, or just interesting information.

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.