The 2010 SPICE Spring Invitational Chess Quiz

We had a fun chess quiz for everyone at the party last night. Here were the 20 questions:

SPICE Spring Invitational Quiz

1. When did William Steinitz become the first official world champion?
2. What is GM Pal Benko’s birth country?
3. What year did the Polgar sisters win their first Olympic Gold for Hungary?
4. Which country finished second at the 1966 Chess Olympiad?
5. Who won the men’s individual gold on board 1 at the 1970 Chess Olympiad?
6. What was Bobby Fischer’s highest rating?
7. In which country does the Indian Vishy Anand have his second home?
8. What was Topalov’s highest ever rating?
9. Who won the 1957 world championship match between Botvinnik and Smyslov?
10. What year did Kasparov lose his match against Deep Blue?
11. Who said “When you see a good move, look for a better one”?
12. Who said “I don’t believe in psychology. I believe in good moves”?
13. Who said “It is not enough to be a good player… you must also play well”?
14. Who said “There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine”?
15. Who said “Life is a kind of chess, with struggle, competition, good and ill events.”?
16. Who said “Chess is a test of wills”?
17. Where was GM Walter Browne born?
18. Who was England’s first GM?
19. Why are the Melody Amber events called as such?
20. Which currently married chess couple has the highest combined average rating?

FM Eric Hansen finished first and IM Dean Ippolito finished just 1 point behind him for second. There were cool prizes for many of the players.