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1 / 6 | India had hosted an earlier version of the tournament in 2002. Who won the tournament?
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Answer : Viswanathan Anand SHOW ANSWER
2 / 6 | A game of Chess ends with a result when one player 'checkmates' the other. The word checkmate was derived from the Persian word Shah mat. What does this mean?
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Answer : The King is helpless/dead SHOW ANSWER
3 / 6 | Who was the first official world champion of the game?
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Answer : Wilhelm Steinitz SHOW ANSWER
4 / 6 | What is the name of the rating system that measure's a player's prowess in the game?
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Answer : Elo SHOW ANSWER
5 / 6 | How many moves was the longest [known] chess game in history?
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