How much do you know about Chess?

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How many squares does a Chess board have?
- 65
- 32
- 64
- 99
Who were the 2 opponents in the famous Evergreen game?
- Adolf Anderssen Vs Jean Dufrense
- Paul Morphy Vs Howard Staunton
- Wilhelm Steinitz vs. Emanuel Lasker
- Jose Raul Capablanca vs. Alexander Alekhine
How many moves was the longest known Chess game?
- 101
- 231
- 269
- 382
What is it called when a player can't defend an attack against their King?
- Check
- Chess
- Checkchess
- Checkmate
How many moves is the quickest possible Checkmate?
- 2
- 1
- 3
- 4
Where did Chess originate?
- India
- Russia
- Italy
- France
What does the word “checkmate”/“shah mat” mean in Persian?
- King is alone
- King is hopeless
- King needs help
- King is dead
Which game is the earliest known predecessor of chess?
- Checkers
- Ludo
- Chaturanga
- Go
Approximately how old is the game of chess?
- 1500 years
- 300 years
- 5000+ years
- 600 years
Who was the first official World Chess Champion?
- Wilhelm Steinitz
- Garry Kasparov
- Bobby Fischer
- Paul Morphy
What is the common abbreviation of the International Chess Federation?
- FIA
- WCF
- IFC
- FIDE
What is the name of the rating system that measures a player's strength?
- Ela
- Elo
- Alo
- Filo
Other than World Champion, what is the highest title a player can have?
- Super master
- Extra master
- Grand slam master
- Grandmaster
What determines who goes first in a Chess game?
- Coin flip
- Whoever got to the board first
- The player with the black pieces always goes first
- The player with the white pieces always goes first
The folding Chess board was invented by?
- A librarian
- A priest
- An accountant
- A lawyer
In 1988 a computer won against a GM for the first time. What was the computer called?
- Deep Think
- The Super Computer
- Deep Thought
- Deep Chess
If you put one grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard, then two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth, and so on, how many grains of wheat do you need to put on the last 64th square?
- 999,999
- 1,000,000,001
- 64,000,000,000
- 9 223 372 036 864 775 808 (approx. 9.22x10^18)
How did the first game between Earth and the crew of the Soyuz-9 spacecraft played on the 9th of June, 1970 finish?
- White won
- Black won
- It ended in a draw
- It was never finished
What is chess played by post or email called?
- Long-distance Chess
- Correspondence Chess
- Open Chess
- Interactive Chess
Which is the greatest in number?
- Atoms in the Universe
- Positions in Chess
- Stars in the Milky Way
- People on Earth

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