Chess Quiz 2024

Advices for taking the test:

1. Take a sheet of paper, so you could write your answers and check them later.
2. The test is about 5-10 minutes long, so plan some time to do it.
3. Have fun! Good luck!

Test:

1. Who is the current FIDE highest-rated chess player in the world?

a) Hikaru Nakamura
b) Fabiano Caruana
c) Magnus Carlsen
d) Vidit Gujrathi

2. Who is the current Classical World Champion?

a) Magnus Carlsen
b) Ding Liren
c) Ian Nepomniatchi
d) Alireza Firouzja

3. Who is the biggest chess streamer on YouTube?

a) Hikaru Nakamura
b) Levy Rozman (GothamChess)
c) Botez sisters
d) Magnus Carlsen

4. What is the second highest chess title?

a) IM
b) GM
c) NM
d) FM

5. How many official INTERNATIONAL chess titles are in chess?

a) 3
b) 5
c) 4
d) There is only 2.

6. Which chess title does GothamChess (Levy Rozman) have?

a) Grandmaster
b) FIDE Master
c) International Master
d) He has no title.

7. What is an "English Opening"?

a) It is an opening for black, which starts with 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6
b) It is an opening for black, which starts with 1. e4 f5?
c) It is an opening for white, which starts with 1. f4
d) It is an opening for white, which starts with 1. c4

8. Why did Magnus Carlsen refuse to defend his chess title?

a) He is not motivated anymore.
b) He doesn't like chess anymore.
c) He hates tournaments.
d) He doesn't want to play classical games.

9. In which town/city is "Tata Steel" tournament held?

a) Freiburg im Breisgau
b) Karlsruhe
c) Wijk aan See
d) Rotterdam

10. Who was the first official World Champion?

a) Emmanuel Lasker
b) Paul Morphy
c) Jose Paul Capablanca
d) Wilhelm Steinitz

11. Which World Champion is famous for his aggressive, attacking playing style?

a) Magnus Carlsen
b) Gary Kasparov
c) Mikhail Tal
d) Vladimir Kramnik

12. What's the highest Elo Magnus Carlsen ever had?

a) 2882
b) 2870
c) 2867
d) 2884

13. Where was last Candidates Tournament held?

a) Karlsruhe
b) Toronto
c) Montreal
d) Wijk ann See

14. Who achieved GM title at the youngest age?

a) Abhimanyu Mishra
b) Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa (hope I wrote it right :) )
c) Sergey Karjakin
d) Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş

15. What was Gary Kasparov's peak rating?

a) 2845
b) 2851
c) 2857
d) 2841

16. Who won Tata Steel this year?

a) Vidit Gujrathi
b) Magnus Carlsen
c) Matthias Blübaum
d) Wei Yi

17. Who reigned as World Champion the longest?

a) Emmanuel Lasker
b) Jose Paul Capablanca
c) Mikhail Tal
d) Paul Morphy

18. How many Blitz Championship wins does Magnus Carlsen have?

a) 5
b) 7
c) 8
d) 6

19. Which person wasn't a World Champion?

a) Paul Morphy
b) Anatoly Karpov
c) Emmanuel Lasker
d) Vasily Smyslov

20. When did a "romantic era" of chess end?

a) 1869
b) 1956
c) 1900s
d) 1873

Results

Here are the answers:
1 - c
2 - b
3 - b
4 - a
5 - c
6 - c
7 - d
8 - a
9 - c
10 - a
11 - c
12 - a
13 - b
14 - a
15 - b
16 - d
17 - a
18 - b
19 - a
20 - d.
Every right answer gives you one point.

0-3 points - you are a newbie and don't know a lot about chess.
4-6 points - you have a pretty decent chess knowledge. But still, chess knowledge is not your best side.
7-9 points - you have a good chess knowledge, but you have somewhere to grow!
10-13 points - you have a very good chess knowledge. You like chess a lot!
14-16 points - you are definitely above average in chess knowledge. You know a lot of interesting chess facts!
17-19 points - you have an excellent chess knowledge. You are a real chess knowledge expert!
20 points - wow! Just wow. You are such an intelligent person!

Something is outdated? Chess changes a lot, therefore some questions could be wrong in the future! If you notice some, just send me a message! I'll be glad to change that!
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