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Chess Mastery Challenge

Test your knowledge of chess with this challenging quiz designed for dedicated enthusiasts and aspiring masters. Dive deep into classic games, tactics, and opening principles to see how much you really know!

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11 Questions3 MinutesCreated by CalculatingPawn785

In the Game of the Century (Donald Byrne - Bobby Fischer), which move sacrificed a queen?

In that same game, which tactic was used to gain back a lot of material and ultimately win the game after an entanglement of white's pieces?

Is this the Leningrad, Semi-Leningrad, or something else?

It's the Leningrad

It's the Semi-Leningrad

It's something else

Is 1. c4 b5 the Jaenisch Gambit?

Yes, it is

No, 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 is the Jaenisch

Both of the above are the Jaenisch Gambit - there's similar names for different opening lines

There is no Jaenisch Gambit

In this Traxler Countergambit, which two moves are the only winning moves? Pick one of them.

In the Modern Scandinavian, why is c4 a bad move?

It blocks the light-squared bishop

It wastes a move that would otherwise be spent on development

It's not a bad move because you get to keep an extra pawn

Both of the affirmative reasons

None of the above

What is the purpose of the Bd2 sideline in the Grunfeld?

It lets you take with the bishop

It develops a piece

It prevents e5

The a2 pawn doesn't have to be isolated

Final question: In the Neo-classical line of the KID, there is something known as the Kozul Gambit. What is the purpose of giving away this free pawn?

It allows white to open the c-file and they get the a pawn back anyway

It gives white an extra tempo with queenside expansion

Both

None of the other options

It's just bad

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