Are You Addicted To Chess?

15 Questions | By Crazychessplaya | Updated: Mar 22, 2022 | Attempts: 3078

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The test will show whether you are obsessed with the game of chess. Novices stand virtually no chance of answering the test questions correctly.

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1.

Two representatives of the "hypermodern school of chess" were
- A.
  
  Paul Morphy and Simon Winawer
- B.
  
  Howard Staunton and Johannes Zukertort
- C.
  
  Max Euwe and Mikhail Tal
- D.
  
  Jacques Mieses and Adolf Anderssen
- E.
  
  Aron Nimzowitsch and Richard Reti
2.

You play 1.e4, your opponent answers 1...c6. The opening is called:
- A.
  
  Scandinavian defence
- B.
  
  Caro-Kann
- C.
  
  Sicilian defence
- D.
  
  Alekhine's defence
- E.
  
  Center-counter defence
3.

There is a black king, a white king and a white knight left on the chessboard. The position is
- A.
  
  Drawn
- B.
  
  Win for white
- C.
  
  Win for black
- D.
  
  Most likely adjourned
4.

In the James Bond movie "From Russia with Love" (see screenshot from the movie below), the position on the chessboard is based on a:
- A.
  
  Fischer - Spassky world championship game
- B.
  
  Paul Morphy's game against an unknown opponent
- C.
  
  Spassky - Bronstein USSR Championship game
- D.
  
  A famous correspondence chess game
- E.
  
  Illegal position which would never occur in a chess game
5.

A quote from Emanuel Lasker: "I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - [....]! His ideal was to win by manoeuvering. [....]'s genius reveals itself in his probing of the opponent's weak points. The slightest weakness cannot escape from his keen eye." Who is the mysterious [....] Lasker is referring to?
- A.
  
  Harry Nelson Pillsbury
- B.
  
  Wilhelm Steinitz
- C.
  
  Carl Schlechter
- D.
  
  Akiba Rubinstein
- E.
  
  Jose Raul Capablanca
6.

The position below is characteristic of which opening?
- A.
  
  Benoni
- B.
  
  Bird
- C.
  
  French
- D.
  
  Queen's Gambit
- E.
  
  Dutch
7.

"When I am White, I win because I am White. When I am Black, I win because I am ______."
- A.
  
  Alekhine
- B.
  
  The greatest
- C.
  
  Bogoljubov
- D.
  
  Lasker
- E.
  
  Black
8.

The correct chronological order of world chess champions is:
- A.
  
  Steinitz, Euwe, Capablanca, Lasker
- B.
  
  Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe
- C.
  
  Capablanca, Botvinnik, Tal, Smyslov
- D.
  
  Alekhine, Bronstein, Petrosian, Fischer
- E.
  
  Lasker, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Tal
9.

The three strongest chess players, who failed to attain the title of World Chess Champion, are widely considered to be:
- A.
  
  Milan Vidmar, Nigel Short and Lev Polugaevsky
- B.
  
  Eugenio Torre, Leonid Stein and Bent Larsen
- C.
  
  Enrique Mecking, Siegbert Tarrasch and Pal Benko
- D.
  
  Paul Keres, Viktor Korchnoi and Akiba Rubinstein
- E.
  
  Geza Maroczy, David Bronstein and Efim Geller
10.

Who is the woman in the picture below?
- A.
  
  Jane Murphy, Australian Collegiate Chess Champion
- B.
  
  Alexandra Kosteniuk, Women's World Chess Champion
- C.
  
  Shannen Doherty, an actress in Beverly Hills, 90210
- D.
  
  One of top ranked tennis players in the United States
- E.
  
  Olga Mila, a Russian-born mystery writer
11.

Why is the painting below relevant to chess?
- A.
  
  It was owned consecutively by Emanuel Lasker, Jose Raul Capablanca, Robert James Fischer and Vladimir Kramnik, all chess champions
- B.
  
  It was stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City during a Kasparov-Karpov world chess championship match
- C.
  
  It is supposed to represent Caissa, the goddess of chess
- D.
  
  It was created by Marcel Duchamp, a Dadaist who represented France during the 1930 Chess Olympiad in Hamburg
- E.
  
  It is the official logo of FIDE, the World Chess Federation
12.

The standard design of chess pieces, pictured below, is known as the
- A.
  
  Regency design
- B.
  
  Staunton design
- C.
  
  Isle of Lewis design
- D.
  
  Zagreb design
- E.
  
  Selenus design
13.

In the drawing below, the third gentleman from the right, the one resting his arm on the chessboard, is:
- A.
  
  Johannes Zukertort
- B.
  
  Wilhelm Steinitz
- C.
  
  Paul Morphy
- D.
  
  Louis Paulsen
- E.
  
  Howard Staunton
14.

In the position below, it is white's turn to move. White should:
- A.
  
  Force a mate
- B.
  
  Win material and equalize
- C.
  
  Resign, as his position is hopeless
- D.
  
  Fight hard for a draw
- E.
  
  Offer a draw
15.

Walter Korn called them "chess pirates"; they tried to revive the romantic King's Gambit in the 20th century. He was referring to:
- A.
  
  Botvinnik, Keres and Geller
- B.
  
  Larsen, Smyslov and Petrosian
- C.
  
  Spassky, Bronstein and Fischer
- D.
  
  Trifunovic, Barcza and Portisch
- E.
  
  Korchnoi, Hort and Polugaevsky