Legendary chess players and landmark matches or eras in chess history, one fact per card.
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- Who was the first official World Chess Champion?
- Wilhelm Steinitz
- In what year did the first official World Championship take place?
- 1886
- In what year did Bobby Fischer defeat Boris Spassky for the World Championship?
- 1972
- What year was Bobby Fischer born?
- 1943
- In what year did Deep Blue defeat Garry Kasparov?
- 1997
- Garry Kasparov is widely considered to be what?
- The greatest chess player of all time
- Anatoly Karpov held the World Championship during what years?
- 1975 to 1985
- Who defeated Anatoly Karpov in the 1985 World Championship match?
- Garry Kasparov
- What nationality was José Raúl Capablanca?
- Cuban
- Capablanca was known for his style in which areas of chess?
- Endgame play and clear strategic ideas
- Emanuel Lasker held the World Championship for how many years?
- 27 years (1894 to 1921)
- In what century did modern chess rules become standardized?
- The 15th century
- In what century did chess arrive in Europe from the Islamic world?
- The 10th century
- Who developed the hypermodern school of chess?
- Aron Nimzowitsch, Richard Réti, and Savielly Tartakower
- In what year was the World Chess Federation (FIDE) founded?
- 1924