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Ancient Moves: The History of Chess: a General level Chess quiz. Test your knowledge with 15 questions!

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Question 1

Which ancient civilization is widely credited as the birthplace of the game known as 'Chaturanga'?

A Egypt

B Persia

C India

D China

Question 2

Which Persian king allegedly received the game of Shatranj as a gift from Indian envoys?

A Cyrus the Great

B Xerxes I

C Khosrow I

D Darius the Great

Question 3

Which European ruler was famously gifted a set of chess pieces by the Abbasid Caliph Harun al-Rashid?

A Charlemagne

B Louis the Pious

C Alfred the Great

D Otto the Great

Question 4

Which Spanish priest wrote one of the first books on chess strategy in 1497?

A Giulio Cesare Polerio

B Luis Ramírez de Lucena

C Pedro Damiano

D Ruy López de Segura

Question 5

Which Italian player is considered the first 'unofficial' world chess champion?

A Leonardo da Cutri

B Gioachino Greco

C Alessandro Salvio

D Paolo Boi

📋 This quiz has 15 questions in total.