Chess Trivia! How many can you get correct? Answers will be released on Sunday! You can also answer these same questions from the forum tab!

1. What was the name of the first computer program to beat an international grandmaster in a tournament setting?

A. Deep Blue

B. Deep Thought

C. Kasparov's Nemesis

D. Chessmaster 2000

2. The longest official chess game on record, which ended in a draw, lasted for how many moves?

A. 169 moves

B. 269 moves

C. 100 moves

D. 500 moves

3. Before the current rules of pawn promotion were standardized, what was a common rule regarding a pawn reaching the eighth rank?

A. The pawn could only be promoted to a queen.

B. The pawn would be removed from the board.

C. The pawn could only be promoted to a piece that had already been captured.

D. The pawn would remain unpromoted until a piece was captured.

4. In its earliest known form, what was the queen's movement like?

A. It could move one square in any direction, like the modern king.

B. It could move one square diagonally in any direction.

C. It moved like a knight.

D. It could move two squares in any direction.

5. What is the name of the Hungarian-American physics professor who created the Elo rating system?

A. Emanuel Lasker

B. Arpad Elo

C. Bobby Fischer

D. Garry Kasparov

6. In what year was the first official World Chess Championship held?

A. 1886

B. 1924

C. 1948

D. 1851

7. What famous artist was photographed playing chess with World Champion Alexander Alekhine?

A. Pablo Picasso

B. Salvador Dalí

C. Marcel Duchamp

D. Georges Braque

8. What is the longest theoretical chess game possible, in moves?

A. 269 moves

B. 3,141 moves

C. 5,949 moves

D. 1,000 moves

9. The folding chessboard was invented by a priest in the 12th century for what reason?

A. To make it easier to travel with the board.

B. To hide the board, as the Church forbade priests from playing chess.

C. To create a portable chess set for military use.

D. To hide a secret map of treasure.

10. In what year was the first known chess book published in English?

A. 1474

B. 1561

C. 1600

D. 1495