Which chess tournament is considered the “Wimbledon of Chess”?
a) Tata Steel Chess Tournament
b) London Chess Classic
c) Candidates Tournament
d) Wimbledon Open
Answer: a) Tata Steel Chess Tournament
The “Sinquefield Cup” is held annually in which city?
a) New York
b) Moscow
c) London
d) St. Louis
Answer: d) St. Louis
Which tournament is known for being the oldest international chess tournament?
a) Biel Chess Festival
b) Hastings International Chess Congress
c) Grenke Chess Classic
d) Corus Chess Tournament
Answer: b) Hastings International Chess Congress
The “Grand Chess Tour” is a series of tournaments held across several countries. Which city hosts the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour?
a) Paris
b) Moscow
c) London
d) Berlin
Answer: c) London
The “Norway Chess” tournament takes place in which city?
a) Oslo
b) Tromsø
c) Stavanger
d) Bergen
Answer: c) Stavanger
Which tournament is also known as the “Amber Chess Tournament”?
a) Linares Chess Tournament
b) Tal Memorial
c) Zurich Chess Challenge
d) Melody Amber
Answer: d) Melody Amber
The “Gibraltar Chess Festival” is held annually in which British Overseas Territory?
a) Cayman Islands
b) Isle of Man
c) Gibraltar
d) Bermuda
Answer: c) Gibraltar
The “Candidates Tournament” determines the challenger for the World Chess Championship title. In which city was the 2020 Candidates Tournament scheduled to be held before it got postponed?
a) Yekaterinburg
b) Berlin
c) New York
d) Chennai
Answer: a) Yekaterinburg
The “Chess Olympiad” is a biennial team chess event. Which country has hosted the Chess Olympiad the most number of times?
a) Russia
b) Germany
c) United States
d) Armenia
Answer: a) Russia
The “Isle of Man International Chess Tournament” takes place in which picturesque island?
a) Jersey
b) Isle of Man
c) Guernsey
d) Cyprus
Answer: b) Isle of Man
The “Chess World Cup” is a knockout tournament organized by FIDE. In which city was the 2019 Chess World Cup held?
a) Khanty-Mansiysk
b) Moscow
c) Tbilisi
d) Sochi
Answer: d) Sochi
The “Tal Memorial” is an annual chess tournament held in honor of which legendary chess player?
a) Bobby Fischer
b) Anatoly Karpov
c) Mikhail Tal
d) Garry Kasparov
Answer: c) Mikhail Tal
The “London Chess Classic” is part of the Grand Chess Tour. Which player has won the London Chess Classic the most number of times?
a) Magnus Carlsen
b) Viswanathan Anand
c) Vladimir Kramnik
d) Levon Aronian
Answer: a) Magnus Carlsen
The “Biel Chess Festival” is held annually in which country?
a) Switzerland
b) France
c) Italy
d) Spain
Answer: a) Switzerland
The “Corus Chess Tournament” was held annually in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands. In which year was the first Corus Chess Tournament held?
a) 1938
b) 1948
c) 1958
d) 1968
Answer: a) 1938
The “Chess960” variant, also known as Fischer Random Chess, was introduced by which former World Chess Champion?
a) Anatoly Karpov
b) Garry Kasparov
c) Viswanathan Anand
d) Bobby Fischer
Answer: d) Bobby Fischer
The “Reykjavik Open” is a popular chess tournament held in which country?
a) Sweden
b) Iceland
c) Denmark
d) Norway
Answer: b) Iceland
The “Moscow Open” is an annual open chess tournament held in which city?
a) Saint Petersburg
b) Moscow
c) Kazan
d) Sochi
Answer: b) Moscow
The “Biel Grandmaster Tournament” is known for its unique playing format. What makes it different from other tournaments?
a) It only allows players under the age of 20.
b) It uses a double round-robin system.
c) It includes a chess variant called “Crazyhouse Chess.”
d) It is played at a higher time control.
Answer: c) It includes a chess variant called “Crazyhouse Chess.”
The “Capablanca Memorial” is an annual chess tournament held in honor of which World Chess Champion?
a) Alexander Alekhine
b) Emanuel Lasker
c) José Capablanca
d) Mikhail Botvinnik
Answer: c) José Capablanca
The “Aeroflot Open” is one of the strongest open chess tournaments in the world. In which city is it held?
a) Moscow
b) Saint Petersburg
c) Sochi
d) Nizhny Novgorod
Answer: a) Moscow
The “Tata Steel Chess Tournament” is held annually in which Dutch city?
a) Rotterdam
b) Amsterdam
c) The Hague
d) Wijk aan Zee
Answer: d) Wijk aan Zee
The “Grenke Chess Classic” is an annual chess tournament held in which German city?
a) Munich
b) Hamburg
c) Stuttgart
d) Karlsruhe
Answer: d) Karlsruhe
The “Shamkir Chess” tournament is held annually in which country?
a) Azerbaijan
b) Armenia
c) Georgia
d) Turkey
Answer: a) Azerbaijan
The “Qatar Masters” is an annual chess tournament held in which Middle Eastern country?
a) United Arab Emirates
b) Qatar
c) Saudi Arabia
d) Kuwait
Answer: b) Qatar
The “Zurich Chess Challenge” is a prestigious chess tournament held in which Swiss city?
a) Zurich
b) Basel
c) Geneva
d) Lausanne
Answer: a) Zurich
The “Asian Chess Championship” is an annual chess tournament held among Asian countries. In which country was the 2021 Asian Chess Championship held?
a) China
b) India
c) Philippines
d) Kazakhstan
Answer: a) China
The “Gashimov Memorial” is an annual chess tournament held in honor of which Azerbaijani chess player?
a) Teimour Radjabov
b) Vugar Gashimov
c) Shahriyar Mammadyarov
d) Garry Kasparov
Answer: b) Vugar Gashimov
The “Bundesliga” is the top professional chess league in which country?
a) Germany
b) Russia
c) United States
d) France
Answer: a) Germany
The “Dubai Open” is an annual chess tournament held in which city?
a) Abu Dhabi
b) Dubai
c) Sharjah
d) Doha
Answer: b) Dubai
The “Tal’s Memorial Blitz Tournament” is held annually in which city?
a) Moscow
b) Saint Petersburg
c) Riga
d) Yerevan
Answer: c) Riga
The “Baku Chess Olympiad” was held in which year?
a) 2012
b) 2014
c) 2016
d) 2018
Answer: c) 2016
The “Linares Chess Tournament” was a prestigious annual chess tournament held in which Spanish city?
a) Madrid
b) Barcelona
c) Seville
d) Linares
Answer: d) Linares
The “Aarhus Chess Festival” is an annual chess tournament held in which country?
a) Denmark
b) Norway
c) Sweden
d) Finland
Answer: a) Denmark
The “World Team Chess Championship” is a team chess event organized by FIDE. In which country was the 2019 World Team Chess Championship held?
a) China
b) Armenia
c) Russia
d) Kazakhstan
Answer: c) Russia
The “Russian Superfinal” is the national chess championship of which country?
a) Russia
b) Ukraine
c) Belarus
d) Latvia
Answer: a) Russia
The “Bilbao Masters” is an annual chess tournament held in which Spanish city?
a) Bilbao
b) Barcelona
c) Valencia
d) Madrid
Answer: a) Bilbao
The “Hoogeveen Chess Tournament” is an annual chess tournament held in which country?
a) Netherlands
b) Belgium
c) Luxembourg
d) Denmark
Answer: a) Netherlands
The “Vugar Gashimov Memorial” is an annual chess tournament held in which country?
a) Azerbaijan
b) Georgia
c) Armenia
d) Turkey
Answer: a) Azerbaijan
The “Chess.com Speed Chess Championship” is an online chess tournament hosted by Chess.com. Which player won the 2020 edition of the tournament?
a) Magnus Carlsen
b) Hikaru Nakamura
c) Wesley So
d) Levon Aronian
Answer: b) Hikaru Nakamura
The “Poikovsky Karpov Chess Tournament” is an annual chess tournament held in which Russian city?
a) Moscow
b) Saint Petersburg
c) Poikovsky
d) Kazan
Answer: c) Poikovsky
The “World Junior Chess Championship” is an annual chess tournament held among junior players. In which country was the 2020 World Junior Chess Championship held?
a) India
b) Russia
c) Greece
d) Armenia
Answer: b) Russia
The “Sparkassen Chess Meeting” is an annual chess tournament held in which German city?
a) Dortmund
b) Munich
c) Berlin
d) Hamburg
Answer: a) Dortmund
The “GRENKE Chess Open” is a major open chess tournament held in which German city?
a) Frankfurt
b) Cologne
c) Karlsruhe
d) Stuttgart
Answer: c) Karlsruhe
The “Asian Continental Chess Championship” is an annual chess tournament held among Asian countries. In which country was the 2020 Asian Continental Chess Championship held?
a) India
b) China
c) Iran
d) Uzbekistan
Answer: a) India
The “Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival” is held annually in which British Overseas Territory?
a) Cayman Islands
b) Isle of Man
c) Gibraltar
d) Bermuda
Answer: c) Gibraltar
The “Biarritz Chess Festival” is an annual chess tournament held in which French city?
a) Paris
b) Marseille
c) Biarritz
d) Nice
Answer: c) Biarritz
The “Amsterdam Chess Tournament” is a prestigious annual chess tournament held in which Dutch city?
a) Rotterdam
b) The Hague
c) Amsterdam
d) Utrecht
Answer: c) Amsterdam
The “Tashkent Grand Prix” is part of the FIDE Grand Prix series. In which country is Tashkent located?
a) Uzbekistan
b) Kazakhstan
c) Turkmenistan
d) Tajikistan
Answer: a) Uzbekistan
The “European Individual Chess Championship” is an annual chess tournament held among European countries. In which country was the 2020 European Individual Chess Championship held?
a) Poland
b) Russia
c) Germany
d) Czech Republic
Answer: b) Russia
The “Reykjavik Open” is a popular chess tournament held in which country?
a) Sweden
b) Iceland
c) Denmark
d) Norway
Answer: b) Iceland
The “Sunway Sitges International Chess Festival” is held annually in which Spanish city?
a) Barcelona
b) Madrid
c) Valencia
d) Sitges
Answer: d) Sitges
The “Sharjah Masters” is an annual chess tournament held in which city in the United Arab Emirates?
a) Dubai
b) Abu Dhabi
c) Sharjah
d) Al Ain
Answer: c) Sharjah
The “Corsican Circuit” is a series of rapid and blitz chess tournaments held on the island of Corsica. In which French city is the final event of the Corsican Circuit held?
a) Ajaccio
b) Bastia
c) Calvi
d) Bonifacio
Answer: a) Ajaccio
The “Hastings International Chess Congress” is held annually in which British town?
a) Brighton
b) Hastings
c) Canterbury
d) Oxford
Answer: b) Hastings
The “Antalya World Team Chess Championship” was held in which year?
a) 2010
b) 2012
c) 2014
d) 2016
Answer: c) 2014
The “World Chess Solving Championship” is an annual competition where participants solve chess puzzles. In which country was the 2020 World Chess Solving Championship held?
a) Russia
b) United Kingdom
c) Netherlands
d) Ukraine
Answer: c) Netherlands
The “Biella Masters” is an annual chess tournament held in which Italian city?
a) Rome
b) Milan
c) Turin
d) Biella
Answer: d) Biella
The “Asian Nations Cup” is a team chess event held among Asian countries. In which country was the 2018 Asian Nations Cup held?
a) India
b) China
c) Vietnam
d) Iran
Answer: b) China
The “Reykjavik Rapid” is a rapid chess tournament held in which country?
a) Sweden
b) Iceland
c) Denmark
d) Norway
Answer: b) Iceland
The “Russian Rapid and Blitz Championships” are annual chess tournaments held in which city?
a) Moscow
b) Saint Petersburg
c) Sochi
d) Kazan
Answer: a) Moscow
The “Lugano Open” is an annual chess tournament held in which Swiss city?
a) Geneva
b) Zurich
c) Lugano
d) Lausanne
Answer: c) Lugano
The “Bangkok Open” is an annual chess tournament held in which city?
a) Bangkok
b) Phuket
c) Pattaya
d) Chiang Mai
Answer: a) Bangkok
The “World Youth Chess Championships” are annual chess tournaments held for players in various age categories. In which country was the 2021 World Youth Chess Championships held?
a) India
b) Russia
c) Greece
d) United Arab Emirates
Answer: a) India
The “Vlissingen Chess Tournament” is an annual chess tournament held in which Dutch city?
a) Rotterdam
b) Amsterdam
c) The Hague
d) Vlissingen
Answer: d) Vlissingen
The “Black Sea Countries Cup” is a team chess event held among countries around the Black Sea. In which country was the 2019 Black Sea Countries Cup held?
a) Romania
b) Ukraine
c) Russia
d) Bulgaria
Answer: d) Bulgaria
The “Monaco Chess Championship” is held annually in which city?
a) Nice
b) Cannes
c) Monaco
d) Menton
Answer: c) Monaco
The “Belgrade Trophy” is an annual rapid chess tournament held in which city?
a) Belgrade
b) Novi Sad
c) Nis
d) Kragujevac
Answer: a) Belgrade
The “Ostrava Chess Festival” is held annually in which country?
a) Czech Republic
b) Slovakia
c) Hungary
d) Poland
Answer: a) Czech Republic
The “FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship” is a tournament that features the Chess960 variant. In which year was the first FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship held?
a) 2018
b) 2019
c) 2020
d) 2021
Answer: b) 2019
