Amazing Chess Facts Quiz

Who is considered to be the greatest chess player of all time?

• Garry Kasparov

• Anatoly Karpov

• Bobby Fischer

• Vladimir Kramnik

In which year did the first official World Chess Championship take place?

• 1886

• 1957

• 1923

• 1901

Who was the first official World Chess Champion?

• Wilhelm Steinitz

• Bobby Fischer

• Garry Kasparov

• Anatoly Karpov

How many grandmasters are there in the world as of 2021?

• 1700

• 10000

• 500

• 3000

What does the term 'en passant' mean in chess?

• A strategy to protect the queen

• A type of checkmate

• A move that involves the king and rook

• A special pawn capture move

What is the term for a situation in chess where one player's king is in check and there is no legal move to escape the check?

• chessmate

• checkers

• stalemate

• checkmate

Who is the youngest grandmaster in the history of chess?

• Garry Kasparov

• Bobby Fischer

• Vladimir Kramnik

• Sergey Karjakin

What is the term for a move in chess where a pawn reaches the eighth rank and is then promoted to a queen, rook, bishop, or knight?

• promotion

• stalemate

• castling

• en passant

What is the name of the famous chess match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky in 1972?

• Battle of the Titans

• Clash of the Champions

• War of the Grandmasters

• Match of the Century

Who is the current World Chess Champion?

• Garry Kasparov

• Anatoly Karpov

• Bobby Fischer

• Magnus Carlsen