Chess History Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 10
Who held the record as the youngest international grandmaster in chess from 1958 to 1991?
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bobby fischer
Who defeated Viswanathan Anand with a score of 10 1/2 to 7 1/2 after 18 games to retain the world chess title in 1995?
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garry kasparov
Which American chess player resigned his World Chess Championship in 1974?
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bobby fischer
Who retained his world chess title on October 10, 1995, by defeating India's Viswanathan Anand?
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garry kasparov
What special move involving the king, which was done in 2 turns up until the 16th century, is now completed in 1 turn?
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castling
Which chess champion experienced a notable defeat by IBM's Deep Blue computer in 1997?
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garry kasparov
Which American chess player defeated Boris Spassky 25 years prior to 1997?
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bobby fischer
Who was the last U.S. Chess Champion to become World Chess Champion?
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bobby fischer
Who is the Russian chess grandmaster that lost to a computer in 1997?
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garry kasparov
What type of device named 'Sneaky Pete' played in the U.S. Chess Open at Columbus, Ohio in 1977?
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computer
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