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Quiz about Chess Highlights and More 2007

Chess Highlights and More - 2007 Quiz

Here are some questions about some of the events in chess, in 2007, with some general questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by christopherm. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
christopherm

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
280,308

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who won the unified World Chess Championship in 2007? Hint

Viswanathan Anand

Sammy Reshevsky

Walter Browne

Anatoly Karpov

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Question 2 of 10

2. Where was the 2007 World Chess Championship held? Hint

New York City

Mexico City

Madrid

Tehran

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following pieces has the same degree of mobility on a corner square as on a center square? Hint

king

knight

bishop

rook

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the name of the computer program that won the 2007 World Computer Chess Championship? (Hint: it's name means "little fish" in Czech) Hint

Shredder

Rybka

Junior

Fritz

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who won the 2007 U.S. Women's Chess Championship? (Hint: her name sounds like a soft drink.) Hint

Elena Donaldson

Anna Zatonskih

Irina Krush

Jennifer Shahade

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Question 6 of 10

6. This player won his fourth U.S. Chess Championship in 2007. Who is it? Hint

Boris Gulko

Hikaru Nakamura

Walter Browne

Alexander Shabalov

7. There is an article in the May, 2007 issue of "Chess Life," about an opening variation called the "Modern Archangel." For which main line opening is this a variation? (Hint: It's also called the Spanish Opening.) Hint

Ruy Lopez

English Opening

Bishop's Opening

King's Indian Attack

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Question 8 of 10

8. From what country is the reigning 2007 Women's World Chess Champion? Hint

U.S.A.

Georgia

Russia

China

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Question 9 of 10

9. Seven players tied for first place in the 108th U.S. Open.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Australian Chess Championship is held every two years. Who won in 2006? (Hint: His first name is the Gaelic version of John.) Hint

Walter Browne

Ian Rogers

John Perdy

Gary Lane

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who won the unified World Chess Championship in 2007?

Answer: Viswanathan Anand

An Indian grandmaster from Madras, Anand won the undisputed title with 4 wins and 10 draws in an eight player double round-robin match. Since Garry Kasparov left FIDE, the World Chess Federation, the world championship has been divided into a classical championship and the FIDE championship. The championship was unified once again in 2006.

2. Where was the 2007 World Chess Championship held?

Answer: Mexico City

The format of the championship was a round robin tournament, representing a departure from the typical two player match style. However, the format will return to a two player match format, to be played in October, 2008, in Bonn, Germany.

3. Which of the following pieces has the same degree of mobility on a corner square as on a center square?

Answer: rook

Let's say that the corner square is h1. The rook may move to 14 squares. If the rook is on e4, it may also move to 14 squares. On a1, the king may only move to three squares. In the center, the king may move to eight different squares. On a corner square, the knight may only move to two different squares, while in the center, the knight has eight available squares. From a corner square, the bishop has a range of seven squares.

In the center, the bishop has a range of thirteen squares.

4. What is the name of the computer program that won the 2007 World Computer Chess Championship? (Hint: it's name means "little fish" in Czech)

Answer: Rybka

Rybka, since November, 2007, is the highest rated chess engine in the world. Programmers refer to Rybka as "she." Rybka has defeated many grandmasters in match play, even with pawn odds.

5. Who won the 2007 U.S. Women's Chess Championship? (Hint: her name sounds like a soft drink.)

Answer: Irina Krush

International Master Irina Krush won the U.S. Women's Chess Championship for the second time in 2007. She posted 5 wins and 4 draws for a total of 7.0. She had a FIDE rating of 2512 for the tournament.

6. This player won his fourth U.S. Chess Championship in 2007. Who is it?

Answer: Alexander Shabalov

Grandmaster Alexander Shabalov won the U.S. Chess Championship with seven points. He won $12,000 for first place. The tournament was held in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Shabalov was born in Latvia but now lives in Pennsylvania.

Answer: Ruy Lopez

Grandmasters Anand and Shirov include this opening in their repertoire. The first six moves are as follows: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 b5 6.Bb3 Bc5.

8. From what country is the reigning 2007 Women's World Chess Champion?

Answer: China

Xu Yuhua, from China, has been the women's world champion since 2006. Interestingly enough, four out of the last six women's champions are from China. Xu Yuhua is an International Grandmaster.

9. Seven players tied for first place in the 108th U.S. Open.

Answer: True

Yes, seven players tied for first and Boris Gulko was awarded the title on tie-breaks. Gulko also won the championship of the former Soviet Union in 1977. He was born in 1947 and is the only player to have won the championships of the United States and the Soviet Union.

10. The Australian Chess Championship is held every two years. Who won in 2006? (Hint: His first name is the Gaelic version of John.)

Answer: Ian Rogers

Ian Rogers has won the Australian championship four times and was the first Australian International Grandmaster. He announced his retirement from tournament chess in 2007.

Source: Author christopherm

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