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Chess Quiz - Compilation

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Find the best move

(ELO: 100)

(a)  

2.

Find the best move

(ELO: 156)

(a)  

3.

Find the best move

(ELO: 253)

(a)  

4.

Find the best move

(ELO: 330)

(a)  

5.

Find the best move

(ELO: 470)

(a)  

6.

Find the best move

(ELO: 517)

(a)  

7.

Find the best move

(ELO: 653)

(a)  

8.

Find the best move

(ELO: 771)

(a)  

9.

Find the best move

(ELO: 846)

(a)  

10.

Find the best move

(ELO: 933)

(a)  

11.

Find the best move

(ELO: 1095)

(a)  

12.

Find the best move

(ELO: 1167)

(a)  

13.

Find the best move

(ELO: 1233)

(a)  

14.

Find the best move

(ELO: 1362)

(a)  

15.

Find the best move

(ELO: 1440)

(a)  

16.

Find the best move

(ELO: 1529)

(a)  

17.

Find the best move

(ELO: 1623)

(a)  

18.

Find the best move

(ELO: 1767)

(a)  

19.

Find the best move

(ELO: 1869)

(a)  

20.

Find the best move

(ELO: 1934)

(a)  

21.

Find the best move

(ELO: 2069)

(a)  

22.

Find the best move

(ELO: 2114)

(a)  

23.

Find the best move

(ELO: 2254)

(a)  

24.

Find the best move

(ELO: 2311)

(a)  

25.

Find the best move

(ELO: 2453)

(a)  

26.

Find the best move

(ELO: 2587)

(a)  

27.

Find the best move

(ELO: 2653)

(a)  

28.

Find the best move

(ELO: 2790)

(a)  

29.

Find the best move

(ELO: 2806)

(a)  

30.

Find the best move

(ELO: 2932)

(a)  

31.

Find the best move

(ELO: 3015)

(a)  

32.

Find the best move

(ELO: 3103)

(a)  

33.

Find the best move

(ELO: 3230)

(a)  

34.

Find the best move

(ELO: 3349)

(a)  

35.

Find the best move

(ELO: 3442)

(a)  

36.

Find the best move

(ELO: 3547)

(a)  

37.

Find the best move

(ELO: 3690)

(a)  

38.

Find the best move

(ELO: 3709)

(a)  

39.

Find the best move

(ELO: 3831)

(a)  

40.

Find the best move

(ELO: 3952)

(a)  

41.

Find the best move

(ELO: 4000)

(a)  

42.

Find the best move (White to move)

(ELO: ?)

(a)  

43.

Find the best move (White to move)

(ELO: ?)

(a)  

44.

Find the best move (White to move)

(ELO: ?)

(a)  

45.

Find the best move (White to move)

(ELO: ?)

(a)  

46.

Who will win?

(Game: LM_WangjiaOfHeilongjiang vs. gncpolice1905)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

47.

Who will win?

(Game: TaroOgawa vs. kachigaru)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

48.

Who will win?

(Game: minosuke2k9 vs. meowmeomeo)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

49.

Who will win?

(Game: Bbao23 vs. Nahui_Ehecatl)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

50.

Who will win?

(Game: freez1337 vs. QuangMinh6c)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

51.

Who will win?

(Game: ismathbatcha vs. AliceHaAnh)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

52.

Who will win?

(Game: Prudhvee vs. Khoinguyen2k10)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

53.

Who will win?

(Game: PikaHirasawa vs. Alex_Avnie)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

54.

Who will win?

(Game: KhazarBabazada007 vs. Hikaru)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

55.

Who will win?

(Game: wonderfultime vs. ST-Sandavagur)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

56.

Who will win?

(Game: chibao86 vs. Johnniebegood18)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

57.

Who will win?

(Game: lebaokhanh512010 vs. GM_HoangMinh2903)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

58.

Who will win?

(Game: raphaeltm1 vs. minaclina)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

59.

Who will win?

(Game: WeLiXx vs. dandothe)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

60.

Who will win?

(Game: Duy6564 vs. Aelliel)

a)

White will win. (greater or equal +1.00)

b)

The game will draw. (from -0.49 to 0.49)

c)

Black will win. (less than or equal -1.00)

61.

Name the opening

(a)  

62.

Name the opening

(a)  

63.

Name the opening

(a)  

64.

Name the opening

(a)  

65.

Name the opening

(a)  

66.

Name the opening

(a)  

67.

Name the opening

(a)  

68.

Name the opening

(a)  

69.

Name the opening

(a)  

70.

Name the opening

(a)  

71.

How many squares are there on a chessboard?

a)

62

b)

63

c)

64

d)

65

72.

What is it called when a player can't defend an attack against their king?

a)

Check

b)

Checkmate

c)

Chess

d)

Chessmate

73.

The quickest possible checkmate is in:

a)

1 chess ply

b)

2 chess plies

c)

3 chess plies

d)

4 chess plies

74.

What does the word “checkmate” / “shah mat” mean in Persian?

a)

King is dead

b)

King is alone

c)

King needs help

d)

King is survived

75.

What is the name of the rating system that measures a player’s strength?

a)

ELO

b)

ALO

c)

FILO

d)

ELΘ

76.

What determines which player starts first in a chess game?

a)

The player with the white pieces always goes first

b)

The player with the black pieces always goes first

c)

The player with the red pieces always goes first

d)

The player with the blue pieces always goes first

77.

Which game is the earliest known predecessor of chess?

a)

Chaturanga

b)

Checkers

c)

Xiangqi

d)

Go

78.

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

a)

GM

b)

IM

c)

FM

d)

NM

79.

If you put one grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard, then two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth, and so on, how many grains of wheat do you need to put on the last 64th square?

a)

2^63

b)

2^64

c)

2^62

d)

2^65

80.

Where did chess originate?

a)

India

b)

Russia

c)

China

d)

Saudi Arabia

81.

Which of the following people is/are Grandmaster(s)?

a)

Viswanathan Anand

b)

Étienne Bacrot

c)

Fabiano Luigi Caruana

d)

Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen

82.

Which of the following people is/are American WGM(s)?

a)

Sabina-Francesca Foişor

b)

Jennifer Shahade

c)

Ruan Lufei

d)

Hikaru Nakamura

83.

Which of the following people is/are Vietnamese IM(s)?

a)

Lê Tuấn Minh

b)

Hầu Dật Phàm

c)

Đinh Lập Nhân

d)

Vương Hạo

84.

Which of the following people is/are Mongolian WIM(s)?

a)

Sengeravdan Otgonjargal

b)

Turmunkh Munkhzul

c)

Ning Kaiyu

d)

Wang Hao

85.

Which of the following people is/are Russian GM(s)?

a)

Nikita Afanasiev

b)

Arseny Alavkin

c)

Levy Rozman

d)

Rodolfo Tan Cardoso

86.

How many moves are possible for White to play in the first ply?

a)

20

b)

18

c)

16

d)

22

87.

How many possible chess games are there in 2 plies?

a)

400

b)

20

c)

520

d)

119060324

88.

What happens if a chess player wants to promote his pawn to a queen (after reaching the eighth rank), but his/her queen is still on the chessboard?

a)

He/She may use any item as the extra queen

b)

He/She must choose another piece

c)

He/She must wait until the queen is available

d)

He/She wins the game

89.

Which piece may a chess player use for his initial move?

a)

Pawn

b)

Knight

c)

Queen

d)

Rook

90.

How many moves is required to achieve the Scholar's Mate?

a)

4

b)

3

c)

2

d)

5

91.

When and where was the International Chess Federation founded?

a)

July 20, 1924, in Paris

b)

July 20, 1925, in Paris

c)

July 20, 1924, in Genève

d)

July 20, 1925, in Genève

92.

What is the highest chess rating ever achieved?

a)

2882

b)

2881

c)

2883

d)

2884

93.

The Bongcloud Attack or Bongcloud Opening is an unorthodox chess opening that consists of the moves:

a)

1.e4 e5

2.Ke2

b)

1.e4 a5

2.Ke2

c)

1.e4 d5

2.Ke2

d)

1.e4 h5

2.Ke2

94.

What is en passant?

a)

It is a move in chess.

b)

It is a special pawn capture that can only occur immediately after a pawn makes a move of two squares from its starting square and provided that it could have been captured by an enemy pawn had it advanced only one square.

c)

It is a French phrase.

d)

It is a condition that occurs when a player's king is under threat of capture on the opponent's next turn.

95.

In chess, fianchetto is:

a)

A pattern of development wherein a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent b- or g-file, the knight pawn having been moved one or two squares forward.

b)

A chess opening in which a player sacrifices material with the aim of achieving a subsequent positional advantage.

c)

A "turn" or single move (a half-move or ply made either by White or Black).

d)

A file with no pawns of either colour on it.

96.

The percentage of a 100 ELO player winning a 200 ELO player is:

a)

About 35.99%

b)

About 42.85%

c)

About 24.03%

d)

About 9.09%

97.

The percentage of an 859 ELO player winning a 1466 ELO player is:

a)

About 2.95%

b)

About 1.49%

c)

About 4.57%

d)

About 0.27%

98.

The percentage of a 2068 ELO player winning an 1898 ELO player is:

a)

About 72.68%

b)

About 45.69%

c)

About 4.57%

d)

About 99.9988%

99.

The percentage of a 628 ELO player losing an 800 ELO player is:

a)

About 72.91%

b)

About 75.12%

c)

About 60.22%

d)

About 82.72%

100.

The percentage of a 2058 ELO player losing a 1610 ELO player is:

a)

About 7.05%

b)

About 4.09%

c)

About 11.89%

d)

About 6.68%