Who was the first official World Chess Champion way back in 1886?
Wilhelm Steinitz
Emanuel Lasker
Albert Einstein
Tigran Petrosian
Which Indian chess grandmaster and five-time World Champion is nicknamed the “Tiger of Madras”?
Gukesh Dommaraju
Viswanathan Anand
Jose Raul Capablanca
Vladimir Kramnik
Which Cuban World Champion was so good he didn’t lose a single game for 8 years?
Jose Raul Capablanca
Vladimir Kramnik
Gukesh Dommaraju
Hikaru Nakamura
Which chess content creator became famous for his online series “Guess the Elo” where he guesses players’ ratings?
Antonio Radic
Levy Rozman
Eric Rosen
Eric Hansen
Which popular chess YouTuber is known as “GothamChess”?
Eric Rosen
Hikaru Nakamura
Levy Rozman
Eric Hansen
What joking term do chess fans use for accidentally blundering your queen named after a streaming star?
The Boris Gambit
The Botez Gambit
The Oops-I-Did-It-Again Gambit
The Cow Gambit
Which World Champion once beat Bill Gates in a chess game in just 9 moves on TV?
Gukesh Dommaraju
Ding Liren
Magnus Carlsen
Sponge Bob
Which chess streamer and International Master popularized the phrase “Oh no my queen!” by saying it to lure opponents into a trap?
Eric Rosen
Eric Hansen
Levy Rozman
Daniel Naroditsky
Which chess Grandmaster streamer is a five-time U.S. Champion known for his lightning-fast blitz skills?
Eric Hansen
Hikaru Nakamura
Eric Rosen
Levy Rozman
Which former World Champion famously owned a cat named Chess?
Mikhail Tal
Max Euwe
Ding Liren
Alexander Alekhine
Which chess Grandmaster streamer is British and known for popularizing "Harry the h-pawn?"
Simon Williams
Levy Rozman
Eric Rosen
Hikaru Nakamura
Who made history in 2023 as the first Chinese player to become the World Chess Champion?
Ding Liren
Ju Wenjun
Magnus Carlsen
Gukesh Dommaraju
Which Dutch mathematics professor stunned the chess world by defeating Alexander Alekhine and becoming World Champion in 1935?
Magnus Carlsen
Paul Keres
Alexander Alekhine
Max Euwe
Which attacking genius from Latvia became World Champion and was nicknamed the “Magician of Riga”?
Tigran Petrosian
Mikhail Botvinnik
Viswanathan Anand
Mikhail Tal
Which humorous chess streamer and grandmaster is known for the catchphrase “Never play f6”?
Eric Hansen
Levy Rozman
Simon Williams
Ben Finegold
Which chess champion had memorized all the world’s capitals and flags by age 5 thanks to his amazing memory?
Vladimir Kramnik
MrBeast
Hikaru Nakamura
Magnus Carlsen
Jimmy Donaldson played in a chess event called PogChamps—by what name is he better known on YouTube?
Logic
xQc
MrBeast
Ludwig
Which World Chess Champion held the title for a record 27 years and was even friends with Albert Einstein?
Wilhelm Steinitz
Max Euwe
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Emanuel Lasker
Which Norwegian chess genius became the World Chess Champion at 22 and is one of the highest rated players ever?
Johannes Zukertort
Magnus Carlsen
Jose Raul Capablanca
Gukesh Dommaraju
Which Soviet World Champion showed great sportsmanship by applauding Bobby Fischer during their 1972 “Match of the Century”?
Anatoly Karpov
Garry Kasparov
Boris Spassky
Max Euwe
Who is widely regarded as the greatest female chess player of all time?
Susan Polgar
Andrea Botez
Judit Polgar
Alexandra Botez
Which chess streamer often features her Grandmaster mom Pia in her videos and shares a last name with her?
Andrea Botez
Anna Cramling
Susan Polgar
Alexandra Botez
Which Soviet chess champion had an epic rivalry with Garry Kasparov facing him in five World Championship matches?
Vladimir Kramnik
Gukesh Dommaraju
Magnus Carlsen
Anatoly Karpov
Which World Chess Champion from India was known for winning games in lightning-fast fashion in his youth earning the nickname “Lightning Kid”?
Viswanathan Anand
Hikaru Nakamura
Magnus Carlsen
Gukesh Dommaraju
Which chess YouTuber always opens his videos with “Hello everyone!” and shares famous games and chess stories?
Witty Alien
Agadmator
Chessbrah
GothamChess
Which American chess legend won the 1972 “Match of the Century” against Boris Spassky?
Bruno Mars
Bobby Fischer
Max Euwe
Jose Raul Capablanca
Which chess legend and World Champion lost a famous match against IBM’s Deep Blue computer in 1997?
Vladimir Kramnik
Ding Liren
Garry Kasparov
Magnus Carlsen
Which legendary champion from the Soviet Union was nicknamed “Iron Tigran” for his solid defensive style?
Wilhelm Steinitz
Tigran Petrosian
Alexander Alekhine
Johannes Zukertort
Which Russian grandmaster defeated Garry Kasparov in 2000 to become the World Chess Champion?
Anatoly Karpov
Vladimir Kramnik
Viswanathan Anand
Gukesh Dommaraju