A to Z Chess Knowledge Quiz

The fourth world chess champion, known for his attacking style

The author of the famous book Zurich 1953, David

This is often announced when the enemy king is under attack

The most common starting move is e4. The second most common?

This checkmate pattern occurs when the king is trapped on either side by his own rooks

This chess variant was created by Bobby Fischer to eliminate opening theory

The term for an opening variation that deliberately sacrifices a pawn for activity and initiative

The most popular chess streamer on Twitch and Youtube

The second highest title in chess, falling just short of Grandmaster

This French verb, meaning "I adjust", is often used to adjust pieces without being forced to move them

One of the GOATs of chess, revered for his dominance and longevity

A famous checkmate in the Philidor defense, where White sacrifices the Queen to checkmate with two knights and a bishop

A binding structure in the Sicilian Defense where White has pawns on e4 and c4

This happens when a player makes a completely new move that has not been played before, straying from opening theory

The first stage of the game, when players develop their pieces and castle

A situation when a piece cannot move because it would expose a more valuable piece behind it

The right side of the board from white's perspective is called kingside. What about the left?

This number represents a player's stength

A situation when a player has no legal moves available but their king is not in check, resulting in a draw

Meaning "time" in Italian, this term refers toa single move in chess,usually in the context of obtaining a free move while your opponent wastes his turn

This happens when a player promotes his pawn to something other than a Queen, for specific tactical reasons

The fictional World Chess Champion in the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit

A series of moves where a player gives a series of checks with a rook and bishop, winning material while the opponent is forced to shuffle their king back and forth

A tactical situation where a piece protects another piece "through" an enemy piece

This Soviet chess player authored a famous book series for chess improvement, often known as the "Build, Boost, Evolution" series

This term, meaning "compulsion to move" in German, refers to a situation when any legal move for a player will worsen their position, and being forced to play is a disadvantage