ICP's Trivia Page
QUESTIONS: (answers below)
1. What year did Bobby Fischer become the world's youngest Grand Master (GM)?
2. What does 'USCF' stand for?
3. With the white king on e3, the white queen on f3, the white knight on g1, and the black king on h2, how does white checkmate black in two moves? (white to move.)
4. How many possible ways of playing the first ten moves in a game on each side are there?
5. How long (in moves), and when, was the longest game ever played (by top players)?
6. Who played in that game?
7. What does 'FIDE' stand for?
8. What is 'FIDE'?
ANSWERS:
1. 1958
2. United States Chess Federation
3. 1. Qf3-f1 Kh2-h1 2. Ng1-f3++ OR 1. Qf3-f1 Kh2-g3 2. Qf1-h3++
4. 169,518,829,100,544,000,000,000,000,000
5. 269 moves, played in Belgrade, 1989.
6. Nikolic and Arsovic.
7. Fédération Internationale des Échecs
8. the World Chess Federation
