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300

Where did chess originate?

  • A) India
  • B) Russia
  • C) Italy
  • D) France

A) India

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Approximately how old is the game of chess? 

  • A) Around 1500 years
  • B) Around 300 years
  • C) More than 5000 years
  • D) Around 600 years

A) 1500 years old

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What determines which player starts first in a chess game?

  • A) Coin flip
  • B) Whoever comes first to the board
  • C) The player with the black pieces always goes first
  • D) The player with the white pieces always goes firs

D) The player with the white pieces always goes first

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Other than world champion, what is the highest title a chess player can earn?

  • A) Super master
  • B) Extra master
  • C) Grand slam master
  • D) Grandmaster

D) Grandmaster

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How many moves is the quickest possible checkmate? 

  • A) 2 moves
  • B) 1 move
  • C) 3 moves
  • D) 4 moves

A) 2 moves (Fool's mate)

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 What is the common abbreviation of the International Chess Federation?

  • A) FIA
  • B) WCF
  • C) IFC
  • D) FIDE

D) FIDE

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Who was the first official World Chess Champion?

  • A) Wilhelm Steinitz
  • B) Garry Kasparov
  • C) Bobby Fischer
  • D) Paul Morphy

A) Wilhelm Steinitz

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In 1988 a computer won against a GM for the first time. What was the computer called? 

  • A) Deep Think
  • B) The Super Computer
  • C) Deep Thought
  • D) Deep Chess

C) Deep Thought

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The folding chessboard was invented by?

  • A) A librarian
  • B) A priest
  • C) An accountant
  • D) A lawyer

B) A priest 


 

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Which game is the earliest known predecessor of chess?

  • A) Checkers
  • B) Ludo
  • C) Chaturanga
  • D) Go

C) Chaturanga

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