Early World Chess Champions
Our first World Chess Champion
What is Wilhelm Steinitz?
Our Current Champion for Norway
Who is Magnus Carlsen
Who is Coach Jay?
Who was Aaron Nimzowitsch
the name of this fantastic chess organization
Who is the California Youth Chess League?
Alekhine defeated this Champion to become World Champion #3
Who was Emanuel Lasker?
Carlsen defeated this player to become World Chess Champion
Who was Anand?
youngest female player to qualify for Grandmaster from China
Who is Hou Yifan?
Most played e4 opening as White
What is the Ruy Lopez?
the famous movie that makes them play a game of chess to advance on their magical quest
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone
Emmanuel Lasker defeated this guy to become World Champion
Who was Wilhelm Steinitz?
Magnus's first challenger to "retake" his title
Who was Anand?
American chess player from Plano, TX (20 years old ) that qualified at age 14 for GM
Whos is Jeffrey Xiong?
Most played d4 opening
What is the Queen's Gambit Declined?
movie looking for a specific person
What is Searching for Bobby Fischer?
Our #4 World Chess Champion
Who was Jose Raul Capablanca?
Magnus' 2nd challenger from Russia that ended with a ton of draws
Who Sergey Karjakin?
Streams on Twitch and considered the top rated Blitz player. Sponsored by TSM
Who is Hikaru Nakamura
the strongest attacking Chess player. He was not so short!
Who is Mikhail Tal?
chess player that traveled across the US to compete in National chess events. Taught by the one and only Coach Jay and is a super cool guy
Who is Coach Sam?
holds record for longest time of being Worlds Chess Chamion
Who was Emanuel Lasker
Top rated American to challenge Magnus for his most recent title ( One of Coach Jay's favorite)
Who was Fabiano Caruana?
considered to be the greatest American chess play of all time
Who was Paul Morphy?
Considered to be the strongest defensive player
( Double Points)
Whos was Tigran Petrosian?
the challenger to become next World's Chess Champion
Who is Ian Nepomniachtchi?