Below are 25 multiple choice questions about chess. You will need to have a board and a set of pieces handy while doing this puzzle. Beside each of the 4 choices in each question is a piece and a square. If you think that an answer is correct, place the following piece on the square indicated beside that answer. For example, if you think the answer to question number 1 is A, then you would place a Black Knight on h8. After you get done answering all 25 questions, you will have a position set up on your board. If all the questions are answered correctly, you should have a position from a game in 1941 between Alekhine and Supiko in a Blindfold Simultaneous where it is White to move and mate in 4. If you find the mate, you have solved the puzzle. If you can't, look back at the 25 questions and see if you got one wrong. When you think you have found the mate in 4, click on "Answer" at the bottom, and see if you got it right.
1. Which Opening was used almost exclusively in the world championship match between Alekhine and Capablanca in 1927?
A. Alekhine's Defense (Black Knight on h8)
B. Queen's Gambit Accepted (White Queen on d1)
C. French Defense (Black Bishop on a5)
D. Queen's Gambit Declined (White Pawn on f2)
2. White has a Queen on c8 and a King on b7. Black has a Pawn on f2 and a King on g1. It's White's move. With best play, what happens?
A. It's a draw (Black Pawn on a7)
B. White Wins (Black Bishop on f3)
C. Black Wins (Black Rook on a1)
D. Game Gets Cancelled (White Knight on f3)
3. How many knights can be placed on an empty board such that no 2 are attacking each other?
A. 24 (White Knight on b1)
B. 32 (Black Knight on b8)
C. 36 (White Knight on g1)
D. 48 (Black Knight on g8)
4. Which of the following is not a 1.e4 e5 opening?
A. Albin-Countergambit (White Bishop on c4)
B. Danish Gambit (Black Rook on e8)
C. King's Gambit (Black Knight on e4)
D. Latvian Gambit (Black Pawn on a2)
5. In what year did Tigran Petrosian die?
A. 1979 (Black Rook on g8)
B. 1981 (White Rook on c1)
C. 1984 (White Pawn on e5)
D. 1988 (White Pawn on a5)
6. Who was the only player to die while world champion?
A. Tigran Petrosian (Black Pawn on f3)
B. Bobby Fischer (Black Pawn on f6)
C. Jose Raul Capablanca (Black Pawn on b2)
D. Alexander Alekhine (Black Pawn on f7)
7. In what year did the Queen's movement change from 1 square diagonally to any direction in a straight line without jumping?
A. 1475 (White Rook on c3)
B. 1575 (White Bishop on d4)
C. 1675 (White Knight on b7)
D. 1775 (White King on d1)
8. On an empty board, how many squares are there where a king would have more legal moves than a knight?
A. 16 (White Bishop on h1)
B. 32 (Black King on g6)
C. 48 (Black Rook on a8)
D. 64 (White King on a1)
9. How many kings can be placed on an empty board so that no 2 of them are attacking each other?
A. 8 (White Rook on a4)
B. 16 (Black pawn on c5)
C. 24 (Black Bishop on g8)
D. 32 (White Queen on a2)
10. White has a Rook and a King, Black has a Dark-Squared bishop and a King. To draw, what must black do?
A. Get his king to a Dark-Squared corner (Black Pawn on h4)
B. Get his king to a Light-Squared corner (Black Pawn on d7)
C. Get his king to any corner (White Pawn on b7)
D. Keep his king centralized (Black Queen on e4)
11. The Norfolk Gambit is a variation of what opening?
A. The English Opening (White Bishop on h3)
B. The Dutch Defense (Black Bishop on h3)
C. The King's Indian Attack (Black Rook on c8)
D. The Nimzowitch Attack (White King on g1)
12. Based on the values given to the pieces, how many points does each player start with in a game of chess?
A. 27 (White Rook on c7)
B. 33 (Black Rook on a1)
C. 39 (White Pawn on a3)
D. 45 (Black Queen on h7)
13. In what year did Garry Kasparov become world champion?
A. 1985 (White Pawn on h2)
B. 1986 (Black Pawn on h5)
C. 1987 (White Pawn on a2)
D. 1988 (White Queen on b1)
14. Who wrote "My System"?
A. Aron Nimzowitch (White Rook on f1)
B. Jose Raul Capablanca (White Rook on c8)
C. Anatoly Karpov (Black Knight on e8)
D. Bobby Fischer (Black Bishop on g6)
15. The Panov-Botvinnik Attack is a variation of what opening?
A. The Sicilian Defense (Black Pawn on g4)
B. The Modern Defense (Black Pawn on g5)
C. The French Defense (Black Pawn on g6)
D. The Caro-Kann Defense (Black Pawn on g7)
16. The Grob begins with what move?
A. 1.b4 (Black Knight on d3)
B. 1.g4 (Black Rook on f8)
C. 1.b3 (White Bishop on g2)
D. 1.g3 (White Knight on b7)
17. 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nxf7 is what opening?
A. The Lisitsyn Gambit (White Bishop on h6)
B. The Latvian Gambit (Black Bishop on g5)
C. The Cochrane Gambit (Black Bishop on a6)
D. The Danish Gambit (Black King on c8)
18. When Garry Kasparov was forced to win game 24 against Karpov to maintain his title in 1990, what opening did Kasparov play as White?
A. The Ruy Lopez (Black Bishop on f5)
B. The Reti Opening (Black Queen on d8)
C. The King's Gambit (White Queen on c1)
D. The Scotch Opening (Black King on e8)
19. How many bishops can be placed on an empty board such that no 2 are attacking each other?
A. 12 (Black Pawn on b2)
B. 14 (White Knight on f5)
C. 16 (White Queen on e2)
D. 18 (Black Pawn on b7)
20. How many legal moves can White make on his first move?
A. 12 (Black Pawn on e6)
B. 14 (White Pawn on e6)
C. 18 (White Pawn on b6)
D. 20 (Black Pawn on b6)
21. In what year was Garry Kasparov born?
A. 1953 (White Pawn on g3)
B. 1958 (Black King on g8)
C. 1963 (Black Pawn on h7)
D. 1968 (White Pawn on d4)
22. Who wrote "Bishop v. Knight: The Verdict"?
A. Steve Mayer (Black King on h8)
B. Oleg Stetsko (Black King on g8)
C. John Nunn (White Queen on b4)
D. Gary Lane (White Queen on a1)
23. Who wrote "The Inner Game Of Chess"?
A. Garry Kasparov (Black Rook on b5)
B. Anatoly Karpov (White Pawn on a2)
C. Eric Schiller (Black Pawn on a5)
D. Andrew Soltis (White Pawn on g2)
24. 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Qh5 Nf6 4.Qxf7# is what?
A. The Fool's Mate (White Knight on c7)
B. The Scholar's Mate (White Knight on e7)
C. Legall's Mate (White Knight on f6)
D. The King's Gambit (White Knight on c8)
25. Who wrote "Easy Guide to the Panov-Botvinnik Attack"?
A. Victor Charushin (White Queen at f3)
B. Oleg Stetsko (White Queen at b7)
C. Jacob Aagaard (White Queen at d6)
D. Byron Jacobs (White Queen at a5)
Now find the mate in 4 for white. Once you think you have it, click on "ANSWER" below. If you see no mate, look for mistakes in your 25 answers.
