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Month: September 2019

Chess History Quiz, Question #9

Answer, Question #8: Vladimir Kramnik – Veselin Topalov, Elista. Kramnik won the playoff 3-1.

Question #9: When was the first time the World Championship match was played as a tournament with more than 2 players?

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Author silasPosted on September 20, 2019September 20, 2019Categories 2020 Chess Calendar, Chess History Quiz

Chess History Quiz, Question #8

Answer, Question #7: 2006

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Question #8: Who played in the reunification match 2006, where was it played, and who won?

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Author silasPosted on September 19, 2019September 19, 2019Categories 2020 Chess Calendar, Chess History Quiz

Chess History Quiz, Question #7

Answer, question #6: Anatoly Karpov – Jan Timman (Karpov won)

Question #7: When did the FIDE knock-out matches end – reunifying the chess world with only 1 classical world champion?

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Author silasPosted on September 18, 2019September 18, 2019Categories 2020 Chess Calendar, Chess History Quiz

Front Cover – 2020 Chess Calendar

Front cover of the 2020 Chess Calendar

To learn more about the Calendar, go to this blog page to download a 9-page PDF with information and sample week.

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Author silasPosted on September 18, 2019September 18, 2019Categories 2020 Chess Calendar

Chess History Quiz, Question #6

Answer, Question #5: 1. Moscow (16 times), 2. London (11 times), 3. New York (7 times)

Question #6: The FIDE knock-out World Championship matches started out in 1993: Who played in the first final, and who emerged the winner?

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Author silasPosted on September 18, 2019September 18, 2019Categories 2020 Chess Calendar, Chess History Quiz

Chess History Quiz, Question #5

Answer, Question #4: Alexander Alekhine died in 1946, Mikhail Botvinnik became world champion in 1948.

Question 5: In which city has the most world championship matches been played? Matches from all formats since 1834 count, and so does matches with shared host cities. Extra question: who are the runner-ups (no. 2 and 3)?

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Author silasPosted on September 15, 2019September 15, 2019Categories 2020 Chess Calendar, Chess History Quiz

Chess History Quiz, Question #4

Answer, Question #3: FIDE changed the rules so it was no longer an option.

Question 4: At one time, the world champion died and a replacement was only found 2 years later. When did this occur, and who was the world champion who passed away?

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Author silasPosted on September 11, 2019September 11, 2019Categories 2020 Chess Calendar, Chess History Quiz

Chess History Quiz, Question #3

Answer from yesterday: He settled in New York in 1883 and lived there for the rest of his life.

Question 3: Mikhail Botvinnik played rematches for the World Championship one year after having lost the title in 1958 (against Smyslov) and 1961 (against Tal). Why didn’t he play a rematch against Petrosian in 1964, after having lost the title in 1963?

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Author silasPosted on September 8, 2019September 8, 2019Categories 2020 Chess Calendar, Chess History Quiz

Chess History Quiz, Question #2

Answer from yesterday: : 6 matches, De Labourdonnais won (4-2, 45-27 in games).

Question 2: Why did the first world champion Steinitz change his first name from Wilhelm to William?

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Author silasPosted on September 7, 2019September 7, 2019Categories 2020 Chess Calendar, Chess History Quiz

Chess History Quiz, Question #1

The 2020 Chess Calendar will go into production after sometime in October, to be ready for purchase during the holiday season and before January 1st, 2020. Go to this blog page to know more and download a 9-page sample.

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