Chess Current Events
2023 Chess World Champion
Ding Liren
E4. E6
French Defense
Who was the first official World Chess Champion?
Wilhelm Steinitz (vs Johannas Zuckertort. 1886)
ended 12.5 to 7.5
Name 3 tactics played in chess
Pin, skewer, fork, etc.
The Saint Louis Chess Club recently celebrated its _ anniversary.
15th (opened July 17, 2008)
1. e4. e5. 2. Nf3 Nc6. 3. Bb5
Ruy Lopez
How old was Bobby Fischer when he died?
64 years old (1943-2008)
A checkmate done usually done by a rook or queen on the 1st or 8th file on a castled king.
Back-Rank Mate
The FIDE World Cup, which began on July 30, started in what country?
Azerbaijan
1. e4. c5. 2. Nf3. Nc6 3. d4. cxd4 4. Nxd4. g6. 5. Nc3
Sicilian Defense, Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation
Who played in the “Immortal Game”?
Adolf Anderssen and Lionel Kieseritzky (1851)
a situation in which the obligation to make a move in one's turn is a serious, often decisive, disadvantage.
Zugzwang