The 1998 Chess Cafe Holiday Quiz by Taylor Kingston & Hanon Russell We are pleased to present The 1998 Chess Cafe Holiday Quiz. The Rules appear at the end of the article, after the questions. Please read them carefully. There are some splendid prizes to be awarded to the top entrants. The First Prize Winner of The Chess Cafe Holiday Quiz shall win a magnificent, heavily weighted Players Series wooden chess set, 3.75 inch King, crafted from natural boxwood and ebonized boxwood with deluxe billiard cloth bases for the pieces, presented in its own hinged box. Old-world craftsmanship, with an emphasis on fine detail, has made this set a favorite of players and collectors worldwide. This limited production set is furnished courtesy of The House of Staunton, Florida, U.S.A. We invite you to visit The House of Staunton and their fine online offerings. Second Prize (All three items to the second prize winner): Master Chess 98 CD ROM, the 1.1 million game database from Chess-4- Less. With independent search engine and IM-strength Zarkov 4.3, it combines quantity and quality for an outstanding chess CD; "Secrets of Pawnless Endings" by GM John Nunn; and the "1999 International Chess Calendar." Third Prize (All three items to the third prize winner): "Kings, Commoners and Knaves" by Edward Winter; "The Complete Studies of Genrikh Kasparyan" edited by A.J. Roycroft; and the "1999 International Chess Calendar." Fourth Prize (All three items to the fourth prize winner): "The 64-Square Looking Glass" edited by Burt Hochberg; "Hugh Blandford: Published Works & Notebooks" edited by A.J. Roycroft; and the "1999 International Chess Calendar." Fifth Prize (Both items to the fifth prize winner): "The 64-Square Looking Glass" edited by Burt Hochberg; and the "1999 International Chess Calendar." Sixth through Twentieth Prizes (One to each winner): The "1999 International Chess Calendar." Good Luck! The 1998 Chess Cafe Holiday Quiz: 1. In his tournament and match career, Capablanca lost only 37 games. Seven of these were to Alekhine. Aside from him, who else managed to defeat the Cuban genius more than once in serious games? (1 point) 2. It is well known that Capablanca's loss to Reti at New York 1924 was his first in 8 years. Who inflicted that previous defeat on Capa? (1 point) 3. Tigran Petrosian had the reputation of being one the hardest players ever to beat. Yet one man seemed to have his number, going undefeated and scoring a 62.5% average against him lifetime in serious games, among those who played him at least 10 times. Who was this? (Note: it was not Bobby Fischer.) (1 point) In questions 4-13, who is speaking of or to whom? As an example, to the quote "He lacks the passion that whips the blood ...", the answer would be Emanuel Lasker, of Siegbert Tarrasch. Or the quote "There are now two masters; the other is ---." The answer would be Siegbert Tarrasch, of Emanuel Lasker. (In other words, each correct answer will have two parts.) 4. "Strict rectitude, conscientiousness, punctuality, and love of truth were his special distinctions." (1 point) 5. "In the first place, there is no such thing as a Hypermodern school; in the second place, --- is its founder!" (1 point) 6. "Goodbye, Mr. ---! I am going to drive Mr. ---'s car!" (1 point) 7. "He hasn't a tooth left in his mouth, and this makes it difficult for him to hold on to the pipe in which he smokes broken cigars. In this respect, he is very much like the well-known character from an old cartoon. But spinach is no remedy for this old tar." (1 point) 8. "--- can see 5 or 6 times as much as I can, but I have a plan, and that plan sometimes permits me to win." (1 point) 9. "--- is, in fact, the hardest-working of all the masters, continually searching out the flaws in his game and striving to eliminate them." (1 point) 10. "From the period 1936 to 1975 he was probably the strongest tournament player." (1 point) 11. ---'s [games] show that he may stand to win six times but finds it regrettable that the game should end and that he finally manages to lose." (1 point) 12. "He looked truly like Wotan, holding forth in the company of minor gods." (1 point) 13. "For some reason journalists have always refrained from asking him awkward questions. Interviewers bounteously purvey opportunities for him to attack his supposed enemies, and --- can deliver a headline-snatching diatribe at the drop of a leading question. But his squalls are those of a man unaccustomed to being contradicted and unaware that 'freedom of expression' involves the responsibility of trying to get things right." (1 point) 14. The Hastings Christmas Chess Congress premier tournament of 1936-37 was won by Alekhine. What then little known, later famous player won that year's Hastings reserve tournament? (1 point) 15. A reason that GM Miguel Najdorf never attained his announced goal of becoming world champion is that he spent more time working on his prosperous insurance business than on chess. Another grandmaster was his partner in that business. Who was he? (1 point) 16. For how many players is each of the following hyphenated openings named? A. the von Hennig-Schara Gambit B. the Milner-Barry Gambit C. the Ilyin-Zhenevsky variation of the Dutch Defense D. the Kevitz-Trajkovic Defense E. the Stone- Ware Defense of the Evans Gambit F. the Franco-Benoni Defense (6 points, 1 for each part) 17. What, when and where was the "Vizayanagaram tournament" and who won it? (1 point) 18. The story of how Lasker overtook Capablanca to win 1st place in the 1914 St. Petersburg tournament is one of the best known in chess. However, who finished last in that event? (1 point) 19. Name a major tournament where two brothers both competed, one finishing first and the other last? (1 point) 20. David Janowsky was for a time house pro at the famous Cafe de la Regence in Paris. His predecessor in that position was another Pole who had moved to France. Who was he? (1 point) 21. What grandmaster was a contestant on Groucho Marx's TV show "You Bet Your Life" in the 1950s? (1 point) 22. What non-world champion player beat more reigning, future or ex-world champions than anyone else in the course of his career? (1 point) 23. The first Hastings tournament was held in 1895. These later became annual events. The 21st Congress was held over 50 years later, 1945-46, yet a player from the 1895 event also played in it, and ironically, finished in a similar position as before. Who was he? (1 point) 24. What two grandmasters were made honorary officers in the Mexican army? (1 point) 25. Alekhine's famous "5 Queens game" is considered apocryphal, though a few real games with five queens are known. Has there ever been a serious grandmaster game with any of these 5-piece groups all on the board at the same time: A. 5 Bishops? B. 5 Rooks? C. 5 Knights? (3 points, 1 for each part) 26. If White began with the Meadow Hay Opening and Black responded with the Corn Stalk Defense, what would the opening moves be? (1 point) 27. It is well known that David Janowsky was addicted to roulette. His most frequent chessic antagonist, Frank Marshall, was late in life also given to a form of gambling. What game was it? (1 point) 28. Who founded a chess club called "Knight Riders of the Air"? (1 point) 29. For his novel The Chessmen of Mars Edgar Rice Burroughs invented a chess-like game called "Jetan", played with 40 pieces of 8 different types on a 10 x 10 board. Name those 8 different pieces. (4 points, « point for each piece named) 30. Among players who have never won the world title, who had the most career wins through 1993 against a reigning, future, or former world champion whom he has never played in a world title match? (1 point) 31. Who has the most lifetime wins against a reigning world champion in events other than world title matches? For this question exclude the still active champion Kasparov from consideration, consider Steinitz's reign to be 1886-1894, and consider Karpov's reign to extend from his taking the title by default in 1975 to his loss to Kasparov in 1985. (1 point) 32. What two Hollywood stars supposedly played chess "incessantly" on their honeymoon "for want of better things to do"? (1 point) Answer questions 33-40 True or False: 33. A stalemate position has never been actually played out on the board in a world championship match. (1 point) 34. Lucius Endzelins was born in Latvia but played in the 1937 and 1939 Olympiads for Austria. (1 point) 35. The last game that Andre Philidor ever played was against a British opponent. (1 point) 36. Reuben Fine won the U.S. Championship twice. (1 point) 37. One of the more popular books written by James Mason was titled "The Principles of Chess in Practice and Theory." (1 point) 38. Steinitz expounded his theories in Part I of his Modern Chess Instructor, but never got around to writing the sequel, Part II. (1 point) 39. In the later years of his life, Hans Kmoch suffered from debilitating melanpenia. (1 point) 40. Nigel Short was the first player born in the UK to play a match for the world championship. (1 point) The Chess Cafe Holiday Quiz Rules: 1. The Chess Cafe Holiday Quiz (the Quiz) is open to any person except employees, contributors and affiliates of The Chess Cafe, Russell Enterprises, Inc., The House of Staunton and CTConnect. 2. To enter the Quiz, send via electronic mail (e-mail) your answers to The Chess Cafe at: hwr@chesscafe.com. Entries must be received before 11:59 p.m., Eastern U.S. Standard Time, Sunday, January 10, 1999. Only one entry per person is allowed and only entries submitted by email will be accepted. 3. Each entry must contain the entrant's proposed answers, the entrant's valid e-mail return address and the entrant's valid regular mailing address. Failure to include any required information may invalidate the entry. There are no other conditions, purchases or other requirements necessary to enter. 4. Winning entries will be announced and discussed in The Chess Cafe Skittles Room column to be posted online at The Chess Cafe Wednesday, January 20, 1999. 5. All entries become the property of The Chess Cafe and entrants agree that any entry submitted may be used, in whole or in part, with the name of the entrant, at the sole discretion of The Chess Cafe, in The Skittles Room column of January 20, 1999. 6. In case of ties, preference shall go to the earliest submission. All prizes shall be awarded as advertised and shipped postpaid to the prize winners on or about February 2, 1999. 7. All decisions shall be in the sole discretion of The Chess Cafe and all decisions shall be final. 8. The Chess Cafe Holiday Quiz is being provided and published by The Chess Cafe solely for the enjoyment and entertainment of its readers and visitors. It may not be used by anyone for any other purpose whatsoever. It is copyrighted 1998 by Russell Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 9. Prizes shall be awarded to the top twenty entries. Entries shall be judged on the basis of the number of points scored. Any ties shall be broken in favor of the earliest entry. The prizes are as follows: First Prize: A magnificent, heavily weighted Players Series wooden chess set, 3.75 inch King, crafted from natural boxwood and ebonized boxwood with deluxe billiard cloth bases for the pieces, presented in its own hinged box. Old-world craftsmanship, with an emphasis on fine detail, has made this set a favorite of players and collectors worldwide. This limited production set is furnished courtesy of The House of Staunton, Florida, U.S.A. We invite you to visit The House of Staunton and their fine online offerings. Second Prize (All three items to the second prize winner): Master Chess 98 CD ROM, the 1.1 million game database from Chess-4- Less. With independent search engine and IM-strength Zarkov 4.3, it combines quantity and quality for an outstanding chess CD; "Secrets of Pawnless Endings" by GM John Nunn; and the "1999 International Chess Calendar." Third Prize (All three items to the third prize winner): "Kings, Commoners and Knaves" by Edward Winter; "The Complete Studies of Genrikh Kasparyan" edited by A.J. Roycroft; and the "1999 International Chess Calendar." Fourth Prize (All three items to the fourth prize winner): "The 64-Square Looking Glass" edited by Burt Hochberg; "Hugh Blandford: Published Works & Notebooks" edited by A.J. Roycroft; and the "1999 International Chess Calendar." Fifth Prize (Both items to the fifth prize winner): "The 64-Square Looking Glass" edited by Burt Hochberg; and the "1999 International Chess Calendar." Sixth through Twentieth Prizes (One to each winner): The "1999 International Chess Calendar." 10. Enjoy!