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3. Fun Facts About Chess Openings

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    Each famous chess opening has a history. Some serious, while others more "interesting". Play this game, in the last of the chess24 Learn Series for...
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  • This chess opening took its name from ...
    the German word "grünfeld" which means 'green field'.
    the Austrian master Ernst Grünfeld.
    the Israeli Grandmaster Yehuda Grunfeld.
    the Israeli Grandmaster Alon Greenfeld.
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  • The Spanish Opening" is also called "The Ruy Lopez" after a 16th century Spanish priest. True or False?
    True
    False
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  • This chess opening is called the Benoni, after ...
    a novel of the same name.
    the town Benoni in South Africa.
    the Italian master Francisco Benoni.
    the hebrew word "benoni", which means "son of my pain".
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  • This chess opening is called ...
    "Caro-Kann", after Horatio Caro and Marcus Kann.
    "Caro-Kan", after Horatio Caro and Ilya Kan.
    "Caravan", as it was invented by Arab travellers in the 9th century.
    "Tarakan", from the Russian word that means 'cockroach'.
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  • Bird's Opening is named after the 19th century British master Henry Bird. True or False?
    False
    True
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  • US champion Frank J. Marshall authored several opening systems. The one depicted is called ...
    The Marshall Defense.
    The Marshall Attack.
    The Marshall Endgame.
    The Marshall Gambit.
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