Checkmate with Garry Kasparov: A Legendary Quiz
Published Jul 8, 2026 · Updated Jul 31, 2026 · Editorial Team
Test your knowledge of Garry Kasparov's greatest games and chess strategies with this engaging quiz.
❓ 10 Questions
⏱️ 5 Minutes
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QUESTION 1
Which statement best describes Garry Kasparov?
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Which statement best describes Garry Kasparov?
- A. A Soviet-born Russian grandmaster and former world champion
- B. An American grandmaster who never held the world title
- C. An Indian world champion of the 2000s
- D. A Dutch grandmaster known mainly as a coach
How are Kasparov's 1996 and 1997 encounters with IBM's Deep Blue popularly known?
- A. The Rematch of the Century
- B. The Battle of the Brains
- C. The Man vs Machine Match
- D. The World Chess Championship
Which defence was Kasparov's main weapon against 1.e4 as Black?
- A. The Ruy Lopez
- B. The Sicilian Defense
- C. The King's Gambit
- D. The Caro-Kann Defense
Whom did Kasparov defeat in 1985 to become world chess champion?
- A. Anatoly Karpov
- B. Vladimir Kramnik
- C. Viswanathan Anand
- D. Boris Spassky
What is the name of Garry Kasparov's chess charity?
- A. The Kasparov Chess Foundation
- B. The Garry Kasparov Foundation
- C. The Chess Legends Foundation
- D. The World Chess Foundation
In what year did Garry Kasparov retire from professional chess?
- A. 2000
- B. 2005
- C. 2010
- D. 2007
Who was Kasparov's greatest rival, facing him in five world championship matches?
- A. Vladimir Kramnik
- B. Viswanathan Anand
- C. Boris Spassky
- D. Anatoly Karpov
Which Kasparov work is a multi-volume series analysing the games of the former world champions?
- A. How Life Imitates Chess
- B. My Great Predecessors
- C. The Test of Time
- D. Child of Change
Which of the following statements is true about Garry Kasparov's playing style?
- A. He was known above all as a defensive player
- B. He specialised in quiet endgame technique
- C. He was an aggressive, deeply prepared attacking player
- D. He avoided opening theory as a matter of principle
For roughly how long did Kasparov hold the world number one ranking?
- A. Over 20 years
- B. About 5 years
- C. About 10 years
- D. About 15 years
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