Chess trivia quiz

A game of intelligence and tactical planning, that's what chess is. If you are a chess player, there is no reason for you not to know these twenty questions. So do your first move and checkmate us all.

1

In 1913, Capablanca had requested something to the mayor of Havana before he resigned to Marshall. What is it?

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- kill all the light before he resigns
- give him a towel before he resigns
- give him a glass of water before he resigns
- clear the tournament room before he resigns
2

This grandmaster has played every World Chess Champion of this century.

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- Charousek
- Capablanca
- Bronstein
- Botvinnik
3

Bobby Fischer once withdrew from a chess tournament because:

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- his wife is there watching the event
- he was drunk
- a woman was playing in the event
- he forgot to take his medication
4

This chess player was once arrested as a spy because he sent chess moves in the mail and it was thought that the moves were coded secrets.

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- Charousek
- Blackburne
- Dr. Hans Berliner
- Lothar Schmid
5

The first place prize in one of the first Ladies chess tournament was:

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- a washing machine
- a sewing machine
- a dishwasher
- a set of kitchen utensils
6

Herman Steiner once spent _________ over his second move.

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- 75 minutes
- 78 minutes
- 81 minutes
- 85 minutes
7

This chess player/grandmaster was never checkmated.

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- Capablanca
- Bobby Fischer
- Bronstein
- Botvinnik
8

During the American Revolution, there was a strong effort by the colonists to rename the King, Queen, and Pawn to:

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- Governor, General, and Mayor
- President, General, and Pioneer
- Governor, General, and Pioneer
- Prime Minister, General, and Pioneer
9

Bronstein once took _________ to make his first move.

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- 50 minutes
- 55 minutes
- 60 minutes
- 62 minutes
10

Humphrey Bogart used to hustle strangers for _________ for a game in chess parlors in New York Times Square.

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- 20 cents
- 30 cents
- 40 cents
- 50 cents
11

Igor Ivanov's first game in the West was a draw in:

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- 11 moves
- 12 moves
- 13 moves
- 14 moves
12

In 1922 Jos Capablanca played _____________ at once in Cleveland, drawing 1 game and winning all the rest!

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- 103 opponents
- 105 opponents
- 108 opponents
- 113 opponents
13

In 1965 Fischer was linked by Telex to Cuba from New York to play in a chess tournament. Each game lasted five to seven hours. After the event, the Cubans had to pay the bill of:

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- over $10,000
- over $12,000
- over $13,000
- over $14,000
14

In 1978 Karpov was named:

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- "Soviet Chess Master of the Year"
- "Soviet Man of the Year"
- "Soviet Chess Grandmaster of the Year"
- "Soviet Sportsman of the Year"
15

He became World Champion before he became the USSR Champion

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- Karpov
- Igor Ivanov
- James Mason
- Kasparov
16

Lenin used this as one of his pseudonyms during his exile.

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- Fischer
- Trotsky
- Karpov
- Bronstein
17

Only one country in the world bans chess and this is:

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- Iraq
- Iran
- Saudi Arabia
- Israel
18

Who is the King of Chess?

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- Karpov
- James Mason
- Igor Ivanov
- Paul Morphy
19

When Napoleon died, he willed that his heart be cut out and placed inside:

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- a chessboard like vault
- a chess board
- a chess table
- a chess glass
20

The youngest Grandmaster was _________, he was only fourteen years, 2 months old in 1977 when he received the title.

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- Rogoff
- Bacrot
- Huber
- Edward Lasker