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1. In a game you're watching, a pawn is captured by an opponent's pawn on the fifth rank when the player tries to get by the opponents pawn by moving forward two spaces, the opponent moves diagonally forward one square and captures the pawn as if it had moved only one square forward. What is this move called?
en passant
illegal move
pawn eliminator
2. What is the name for checkmate in two moves?
not possible
fools mate
check in two
3. At a Philadelphia chess match in 1996 Gary Kasparov lost to this opponent.
Bobby Fischer
Emanuel Lasker
Deep Blue
4. This player won 19 consecutive chess games in high level competitions. Still at the top of his game he disappeared and was not seen in a public chess game for more than 20 years.
Bobby Fischer
Frank Marshall
Josh Waitzkin
5. Aaron Nimzovich is famous for being one of the worst losers in chess history. After losing in Berlin how did he react?
threw his king across the room
said, "Why must I lose to this idiot?"
snuck back in at night and cut the heads off all the queens
*Fun Fact*
All these events occurred but not all by Aaron Nimzovich!
6. A queen is best used with what piece?
bishop
rook
knight
king
7. In chess you can move two pieces at once. What is this move called?
pin
castling
rooking
fork
8. A piece that is trapped or must inevitably be captured and that is moved in order to inflict the greatest possible damage to the opposing side.
desperado
decoy
pin
skewer
9. What is the oldest chess magazine still in publication? Founded in 1846.
Deutsche Schachzeitung
Chess World
NOSTalgia
10. Which country invented chess?
United States
Germany
Russia
India
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