World Champions
Location of the 2023 World Chess Championship
Where is Astana, Kazakhstan?
“You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one”
Who is Mikhail Tal?
This Netflix show skyrocketed the popularity of chess, especially during the pandemic
What is the Queen's Gambit?
This billionaire and PayPal co-founder is actually a National Master with a peak rating of 2342
Who is Peter Thiel?
Fastest checkmate
What is Fool's Mate
First Official World Chess Champion
Who is Wilhelm Steintiz?
"When you see a good move, look for a better one"
Who is Emanuel Lasker?
This Oscar-nominated movie follows the life of an American Chess World Champion
What is Searching for Bobby Fischer?
This famous American singer loved to play chess and even played against Anatoly Karpov in 1979
Who is Frank Sinatra?
This game played in 1858 by Paul Morphy versus the Duke of Brunswick and Count Isouard is considered an informal masterpiece
What is the "Opera Game"?
The only person to have won exactly 3 World Championships
Who is Vladimir Kramnik?
"Do you know what a world championship match entails? It takes a year off your life"
Who is Mikhail Botvinnik?
This James Bond movie features a scene with a chess game and the position on the board is modelled after the 1960 game between Spassky and Bronstein
What is From Russia with Love?
This pop music legend enjoys playing chess and even plays a game in one of her music videos
Who is Madonna?
The least number of moves in which you can reach stalemate on the board
How much is 10 moves?
Second longest reigning World Champion
Who is Alexander Alekhine?
"I hate chess"
Who is Bobby Fischer?
This famous TV show features an episode with a teenage chess player who assaults his opponent and is subsequently taken to a hospital
What is House M.D.
This popular League of Legends streamer was the winner of the 1st PogChamps tournament held by Chess.com
Who is Voyboy?
The longest known game of chess ever was this many moves (±10)
How much is 269 moves?
These 2 players were both World Champions and in 1927, famously played the longest championship match ever with a total of 34 games (25 of which were draws!)
Who are Alexander Alekhine and Jose Raul Capablanca?
"One doesn’t have to play well, it’s enough to play better than your opponent"
Who is Siegbert Tarrasch?
This 2005 movie, based on a true story features a substitute teacher who helps his struggling students through the game of chess
What is Knights of the South Bronx?
This American actor tried playing Scholar's mate against Garry Kasparov and unsurprisingly, was unsuccessful
Who is Woody Harrelson?
This game was played in 1912 between Stepan Levitsky and Frank Marshall
What is the "Gold Coins" game?