269 moves! Can you imagine that? The game was played between Ivan Nikolic and Goran Arsovic in Belgrade, 1989. How many moves was the longest chess game in history? - C. Anderssen won it by sacrificing multiple pieces and delivering a beautiful checkmate.ģ. The evergreen game is a famous chess game played by Jean Dufresne and Adolf Anderssen in 1852. Who were the opponents in the famous Evergreen Game? - A. There are eight horizontals (called 'files) and eight verticals (called 'ranks'), totalling 64 squares.Ģ. How many squares does a chessboard have? - C. Now it’s time to see how many of these you got right! Check out the answers below:ġ.

Scientists have calculated that there are between 10 78 to 10 82atoms in the observable universe What is chess played by post or email called?ĭaily chess games on allow you to choose between 1 and 14 days as max time per move 20. How did the first game between Earth and the crew of the Soyuz-9 spacecraft played on the 9th of June, 1970 finish?ġ9. If you put one grain of wheat on the first square of the chessboard, then two on the second, four on the third, eight on the fourth, and so on, how many grains of wheat do you need to put on the last 64th square? These days computers are much stronger even than the top players in the world including the world champion 17. In 1988 a computer won against a GM for the first time. The folding chessboard was invented by?ġ6.

D) The player with the white pieces always goes firstġ5.

C) The player with the black pieces always goes first.

What determines which player starts first in a chess game?

Other than world champion, what is the highest title a chess player can earn?ġ4. The official chess rating system was named after him 13. What is the name of the rating system that measures a player’s strength? What is the common abbreviation of the international chess federation?ġ2. Who was the first official World Chess Champion?ġ1. Approximately how old is the game of chess?ġ0. This is how the initial position of the earliest chess game predecessor looked like 9. Which game is the earliest known predecessor of chess? What does the word “ checkmate”/“ shah mat” mean in Persian?Ĩ. White can not defend the simple but effective attack against their king 5. What is it called when a player can't defend an attack against their king? How many moves was the longest chess game in history?Ĥ. Who were the opponents in the famous Evergreen Game? How many squares does a chessboard have?Ģ. If you have a hard time answering any of them, make sure to check the correct answers at the bottom of this page.ġ. If you fancy testing your knowledge while learning cool facts about chess, then take the chess quiz below! Do you know how many moves are possible in chess, or which is the longest chess game? Chess is without a doubt one of the most fascinating and popular games in history.

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