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Monday, June 25, 2012

World Chess Championship 2012 Revisited Trivia Quiz

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Hi everyone,


Exactly a month ago we were all preparing to go into the tiebreak of the Anand-Gelfand World Chess Championship 2012. There was excitement all around - not just in Moscow. How much do you remember of what transpired in Moscow this last month? Here's a quiz to find out. Enjoy remembering the world chess championship 2012.


1- Can you identify the two people in the photo?





... and the four people in this photo?







The answer is at Mate in Moscow.


2- Who said this is? (Hint: Not Boris Gelfand)
"I went to school in Dnepropetrovsk, but there wasn’t a single university in the city that had a chess programme. So I had to choose between Moscow, Minsk and Lviv."
The answer is at the official world chess championship website.


3- This position appeared on the chess board in which game? You can replay the game with Chess King.





4- Can you identify the event and the participants? The answer is here.




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