| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s & 1970s | Bobby Fischer | 100%
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| 1980s & 1990s | Garry Kasparov | 100%
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| 2010s & 2020s | Magnus Carlsen | 100%
|
| 1920s | Jose Raul Capablanca | 64%
|
| 1850s | Paul Morphy | 64%
|
| 2000s | Viswanathan Anand | 64%
|
| 1930s | Alexander Alekhine | 55%
|
| 1940s | Mikhail Botvinnik | 55%
|
| 1890s & 1900s | Emanuel Lasker | 45%
|
| 1870s | Wilhelm Steinitz | 45%
|
| 1950s | David Bronstein | 9%
|
| 1880s | Johannes Zukertort | 9%
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| 1910s | Akiba Rubinstein | 0%
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| 1840s | Howard Staunton | 0%
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| 1860s | Ignatz Kolisch | 0%
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| 1830s | Louis de La Bourdonnais | 0%
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