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1. Which opening starts with 1. e4 c5?
2. What's a gambit?
3. There are three pieces on the e file: a white rook on e1, a black bishop on e7 and the black king on e8. What's the name for this?
4. There are three pieces on the same diagonal: a black bishop on b7, the white king on f3 and the white queen on g2. How is this called?
5. What's the maximum number of squares that can be covered by a queen (meaning that her next move can be to that square)?
6. What material is usually insufficient to enforce mate against a king alone?
7. At least how many times does a pawn have to move during a game, in order to be promoted?
8. When is a position called stalemate?
9. If a white pawn moves from a2 to a4, which black pawn can capture it "en passant"?
10. Who was world champion from 1927 to 1935, and from 1937 until his death in 1946?
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