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3. Fun Facts About Chess Openings

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  • This chess opening is called ...
    "Caro-Kan", after Horatio Caro and Ilya Kan.
    "Tarakan", from the Russian word that means 'cockroach'.
    "Caravan", as it was invented by Arab travellers in the 9th century.
    "Caro-Kann", after Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann.
  • This chess opening took its name from ...
    the Israeli Grandmaster Alon Greenfeld.
    the Israeli Grandmaster Yehuda Grunfeld.
    the German word "grünfeld" which means 'green field'.
    the Austrian master Ernst Grünfeld.
  • US champion Frank J. Marshall authored several opening systems. The one depicted is called ...
    The Marshall Gambit.
    The Marshall Defense.
    The Marshall Attack.
    The Marshall Endgame.
  • The Spanish Opening" is also called "The Ruy Lopez" after a 16th century Spanish priest. True or False?
    True
    False
  • This chess opening is called the Benoni, after ...
    the hebrew word "benoni", which means "son of my pain".
    the Italian master Francisco Benoni.
    a novel of the same name.
    the town Benoni in South Africa.
  • Bird's Opening is named after the 19th century British master Henry Bird. True or False?
    False
    True