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Famous Chess Players - Statistics

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This quiz has been taken 262 times
The average score is 9 of 15

Answer Stats

Description	Answer	% Correct
His peak classical rating of 2882 is the highest in history	Magnus Carlsen	99%
He famously lost to IBM's Deep Blue in 1997	Garry Kasparov	90%
The only American World Chess Champion; his psychological condition significantly deteriorated in his later years	Bobby Fischer	88%
Five time United States champion turned Twitch streamer	Hikaru Nakamura	84%
The first Chinese player to cross 2800; he once held the record for the longest unbeaten streak in classical chess	Ding Liren	81%
Widely considered the strongest female chess player of all time, reaching a peak ranking of no. 8	Judit Polgár	73%
"The Magician from Riga"	Mikhail Tal	73%
Spanish Catholic priest who is best known for an opening which bears his name	Ruy López de Segura	71%
2016 World Championship challenger; he previously held the record for youngest grandmaster, having achieved the title at 12 years, 7 months	Sergey Karjakin	53%
The only World Champion to have died while holding the title	Alexander Alekhine	52%
19th century Englishman whose preferred chess set design is now the worldwide standard	Howard Staunton	35%
His "Immortal Game" and "Evergreen Game" featured brilliant sacrificial attacking play	Adolf Anderssen	33%
10-time World Championship challenger who never became World Champion	Viktor Korchnoi	27%
His book "Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953" is widely considered one of the greatest chess books ever written.	David Bronstein	19%
Dane who pioneered hypermodern opening systems	Aron Nimzowitsch	17%

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