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Chess Part III Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by iggy4. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
iggy4

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
179,366

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
7 / 15

Plays
589

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Question 1 of 15

1. What three characters can symbolize the e4 e5 opening in the ECO system? Hint

C20

A02

B02

D24

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Question 2 of 15

2. What does 5/3 Fischer mean? Hint

5 minutes per player, add 3 seconds after each move

5 minutes for weaker player, 3 minutes for stronger player

5 minutes per player, start subtracting time after 3 seconds

5 minutes to make three moves

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Question 3 of 15

3. What is the opening h4 called? Hint

Deprez Opening

Beginner's Opening

Kasparov Opening

Ware Opening

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Question 4 of 15

4. What is the opening h3 called? Hint

Trony

Anderssen

Clemenz

Kasparov

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Question 5 of 15

5. Are all first moves considered openings?

Yes

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Question 6 of 15

6. What is black's usual response to the Grob Opening? Hint

Nf6

Nc6

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Question 7 of 15

7. What type of tournament is Round Robin? Hint

People of different strengths are allowed

Random players play each other

Everyone plays everyone

Dozens of players compete against one

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Question 8 of 15

8. What is the opening a4 called? Hint

Kasparov Opening

Ware Opening

Beginner's Opening

Cook's Opening

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Question 9 of 15

9. What is the Jung Attack? Hint

no such thing

1. g3 e6

1. c3 b6

1. d3 e5

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Question 10 of 15

10. Which of these do not come from Bird's Opening? Hint

Sicilian Variation

From's Gambit

Marco's Defense

Positional Variation

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Question 11 of 15

11. What is 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Qe7? Hint

Scholar's Trap

Marco's Defense

No such thing

Chee Variation

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Question 12 of 15

12. What annotation is used when somebody does a dubious or unorthodox move? Hint

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Question 13 of 15

13. Which of these is not a gambit? Hint

Robles

Evans

Danish

From's

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Question 14 of 15

14. Which pawn is sometimes sacrificed early by black against the Danvers opening? Hint

e pawn

d pawn

f pawn

c pawn

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Question 15 of 15

15. With Descriptive Notation, what is used when indicating check? Hint

check

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What three characters can symbolize the e4 e5 opening in the ECO system?

Answer: C20

The move e5 is supposed to challenge the opponent for control of the center squares. All games beginning in e4-e5 are part of the C category in ECO.

2. What does 5/3 Fischer mean?

Answer: 5 minutes per player, add 3 seconds after each move

There are not many chess clocks made this way. 5/3 Fischer is usually used in computer games.

3. What is the opening h4 called?

Answer: Deprez Opening

The Deprez opening is considered one of the worst first moves possible, because it moves one of the three main castling pawns, it weakens g3 and g4, and it does not control any center squares.

4. What is the opening h3 called?

Answer: Clemenz

The Clemenz Opening is used as a waste of time, so that white can play as black, and black can play as white.

5. Are all first moves considered openings?

Answer: Yes

a3-Anderssen's Opening
a4-Ware Opening
b3-Larsen's Attack
b4-Polish Opening
c3-Saragossa Opening
c4-English Opening
d3-Mieses Opening
d4-Queen's Pawn Opening
e3-Van't Kruijs Opening
e4-King's Pawn Opening
f3-Gedult's Opening
f4-Bird's Opening
g3-King's Fianchetto Opening
g4-Grob Opening
h3-Clemenz Opening
h4-Deprez Opening
Nf3-Zukertort Opening
Nc3-Dunst
Nh3-Paris Opening
Na3-Durkin's Attack

6. What is black's usual response to the Grob Opening?

Answer: d5

The Grob Opening (g4) is usually answered with d5 because it attacks the g4 pawn while developing the queen pawn.

7. What type of tournament is Round Robin?

Answer: Everyone plays everyone

Round Robin tournaments usually have 6 people.

8. What is the opening a4 called?

Answer: Ware Opening

The Ware Opening is not as bad as the Deprez, because white usually castles kingside.

9. What is the Jung Attack?

Answer: no such thing

1. g3 e6 is not a real opening, 1. d3 e5 is the Mieses Opening, and 1. c3 b6 is not a real opening either.

10. Which of these do not come from Bird's Opening?

Answer: Marco's Defense

After 1. f4, From's Gambit is e5, Positional Variation is Nf6, and Sicilian Variation is c5.

11. What is 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 Qe7?

Answer: No such thing

Scholar's Trap is 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 g6.

12. What annotation is used when somebody does a dubious or unorthodox move?

Answer: ?!

?! moves are not bad blunders, but just bad moves that weaken the position and give the player less of a chance of winning. ?? moves are super bad blunders that lose the game, or large amounts of material.

13. Which of these is not a gambit?

Answer: Robles

The Evans gambit was a favorite of Adolf Anderssen's.

14. Which pawn is sometimes sacrificed early by black against the Danvers opening?

Answer: e pawn

The Danvers opening 1. e4 e5 2. Qh5 is considered a weak play by white. The two most common black replies are 2... Nc6 and 2... Qe7, but black can also ignore the queen and focus on development, often gaining several tempos after 3. Qxe5 by making moves that attack the exposed white queen. 2... Nf6 is the most interesting of these gambit moves.

15. With Descriptive Notation, what is used when indicating check?

Answer: ch

In Algebraic Notation, + is check and # is checkmate. Some people use ++ as checkmate, but ++ is usually used to indicate double-check.

Source: Author iggy4

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