| Clue | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| The most important piece in the game | King | 100%
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| When the King is in danger | Check | 98%
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| The highest title in Chess | Grandmaster | 95%
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| A piece that is shaped like a horse | Knight | 91%
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| When a player is not in check, but can't move | Stalemate | 82%
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| The start of a game | Opening | 75%
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| A system for calculating player ratings | Elo | 74%
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| When a player gives up material for quick development, or to trap the opponent | Gambit | 58%
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| Pins, Skewers, Forks, etc | Tactics | 48%
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| When you repeat moves 3 times in chess | Threefold Repetition | 47%
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| When a bishop sacrifices on h7, followed by Ng5+, and Qh5+ | Greek Gift | 42%
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| When a piece is unprotected | Hanging | 42%
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| Step towards earning a Chess title | Norm | 42%
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| What you get when the opponent moves the same piece twice in the opening | Tempo | 41%
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| A square where the Knight is that can't be attacked by a Pawn | Outpost | 39%
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| Method of recording Chess moves | Notation | 38%
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| A pin where the pinned piece can still move | Relative Pin | 31%
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| When there is an attack happening with Pawns, but there is one side with fewer Pawns than the other | Minority Attack | 28%
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| The time players are allocated for their moves during a game | Time Control | 20%
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| Opening with 1. d4, Nf6 2. c4, e6 | The Nimzowitsch | 8%
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