Caro–Kann Defence - Quiz
  • 1. What is the name of the variation beginning with 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3?
A) Breyer Variation
B) Goldman Variation
C) Hillbilly Attack
D) Spike Variation
  • 2. Who stated that White's position is sound after 2.Nc3 d5 3.Qf3?
A) Simon Williams
B) Jack Young
C) Graham Burgess
D) Max Euwe
  • 3. What is the name given to the move 2.c4 in the Caro-Kann?
A) Bohemian Attack
B) Euwe Attack
C) Labahn Attack
D) Accelerated Panov Attack
  • 4. From which opening can the 2.c4 line arise by transposition?
A) Queen's Gambit
B) French Defense
C) Sicilian Defense
D) English Opening
  • 5. What is the move 2.Bc4 commonly known as?
A) Spike Variation
B) Hillbilly Attack
C) Apocalypse Attack
D) Classical Variation
  • 6. Why does 2.Bc4 have an inferior reputation?
A) It allows an immediate checkmate
B) It gives Black the center for free
C) White must move the bishop again after 2...d5 3.exd5 cxd5
D) It is not a legal chess move
  • 7. Who advocated the gambit line 3.Bb3 within the Hillbilly Attack?
A) Jack Young
B) Bobby Fischer
C) Simon Williams
D) Graham Burgess
  • 8. To whom is the name 'Hillbilly Attack' attributed?
A) Euwe
B) Jack Young
C) Graham Burgess
D) Simon Williams
  • 9. In the Hillbilly Attack, what is the purpose of Black playing 4...g6 or 4...e6?
A) To trade bishops
B) To control the center
C) To win the Queen
D) To blunt White's threat to capture on f7
  • 10. What is the name of the 2.d3 variation?
A) Classical Variation
B) Bronstein–Larsen Variation
C) Steinitz Variation
D) Breyer Variation
  • 11. What is the name given to the line 2.Nf3 d5 3.exd5 cxd5 4.Ne5!?
A) Bohemian Attack
B) Spike Variation
C) Euwe Attack
D) Apocalypse Attack
  • 12. Which move is considered 'critical' against the Apocalypse Attack?
A) 4...e6
B) 4...Bf5
C) 4...g6
D) 4...Nc6
  • 13. What is the name of the 2.b3 line?
A) Labahn Attack
B) Euwe Attack
C) Bohemian Attack
D) Spike Variation
  • 14. What is the name of the 2.b4 line?
A) Euwe Attack
B) Spike Variation
C) Labahn Attack
D) Bohemian Attack
  • 15. What is the name of the 2.g4 line?
A) Euwe Attack
B) Spike Variation
C) Bohemian Attack
D) Labahn Attack
  • 16. What is the name of the 2.Ne2 line?
A) Labahn Attack
B) Bohemian Attack
C) Spike Variation
D) Euwe Attack
  • 17. Which ECO code corresponds to the Exchange Variation?
A) B10
B) B17
C) B13
D) B19
  • 18. What does the ECO code B18 represent?
A) Classical Variation
B) Bronstein–Larsen Variation
C) Exchange Variation
D) Steinitz Variation
  • 19. What does the ECO code B11 represent?
A) Panov–Botvinnik Attack
B) Two Knights Variation with 3...Bg4
C) Exchange Variation
D) Classical Variation
  • 20. What is the move 2...e5 known as in the Accelerated Panov Attack?
A) Closed Variation
B) Steinitz Variation
C) Classical Variation
D) Open Variation
  • 21. What are the first two moves of the Caro–Kann Defence?
A) 1. e4 e6
B) 1. e4 c6
C) 1. d4 c6
D) 1. c4 d5
  • 22. How is the Caro–Kann Defence classified?
A) Semi-Open Game
B) Closed Game
C) Flank Opening
D) Open Game
  • 23. Which player is the Caro–Kann named after?
A) José Raúl Capablanca
B) Horatio Caro
C) Jacques Mieses
D) Alireza Firouzja
  • 24. Compared to the Sicilian Defence, the Caro–Kann is generally considered:
A) More solid and less dynamic
B) More dynamic and less solid
C) Exactly the same in nature
D) More aggressive
  • 25. What is a main disadvantage for Black in the Caro–Kann compared to the French Defence?
A) The loss of a tempo
B) Lack of central control
C) The queen's bishop is trapped
D) Weakened king safety
  • 26. Which grandmaster is mentioned as an exponent of the Caro–Kann?
A) Magnus Carlsen
B) Ding Liren
C) Bobby Fischer
D) Garry Kasparov
  • 27. In what year did Caro and Kann analyze the opening?
A) 1885
B) 1901
C) 1886
D) 1896
  • 28. What move defines the Classical Variation after 4.Nxe4?
A) Nf6
B) e6
C) g6
D) Bf5
  • 29. In the line 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h5 Bh7 9.Bd3, what happens on the next move?
A) Bxd3
B) hxg6
C) Qxd3
D) e6
  • 30. What is a potential downside of White playing h5 in the Classical Variation?
A) It loses a piece
B) It restricts the white queen
C) It blunders the knight
D) It can be a weakness in the endgame
  • 31. Which chess player did Marcus Kann defeat in 1885?
A) José Raúl Capablanca
B) Horatio Caro
C) Alireza Firouzja
D) Jacques Mieses
  • 32. What characterizes the Caro–Kann in terms of pawn structure?
A) Black sacrifices a pawn early
B) Black makes very few compromises
C) Black accepts many doubled pawns
D) Black forces an isolated queen pawn
  • 33. What move does Black play to contest the d4-square?
A) f5
B) Nf6
C) e5
D) c5
  • 34. What is the status of the Caro–Kann in modern top-level chess?
A) Popular
B) Rarely played
C) Unsound
D) Obsolete
  • 35. Who is the Steinitz Variation named after?
A) Wilhelm Steinitz
B) Vasily Smyslov
C) Garry Kasparov
D) Anatoly Karpov
  • 36. Which aggressive move does White often play against the Steinitz Variation?
A) 5.Qh5
B) 5.Ng5!?
C) 5.c3
D) 5.Bd3
  • 37. Which famous event involved a known blunder in this variation?
A) Karpov versus Korchnoi
B) Deep Blue versus Garry Kasparov rematch
C) Carlsen versus Anand
D) Fischer versus Spassky
  • 38. What is the mating trap after 5.Qe2?
A) 5...e6 6.Qxe6#
B) 5...Ngf6?? 6.Nd6#
C) 5...Ndf6 6.Qxe7#
D) 5...Nd5 6.Qe8#
  • 39. What is the correct move for Black to avoid the 6.Nd6# mate?
A) 5...Ndf6
B) 5...h6
C) 5...e6
D) 5...Qc7
  • 40. The Steinitz Variation is also known by which other player's name?
A) Fischer
B) Smyslov
C) Lasker
D) Tal
  • 41. Is the structural integrity of Black's position compromised by 4...Nd7?
A) Yes, severely
B) No
C) Only in the endgame
D) Only if white plays 5.Qe2
  • 42. Which player is one of the namesakes of the Korchnoi Variation?
A) Bukhuti Gurgenidze
B) Viktor Korchnoi
C) Aron Nimzowitsch
D) Keith Arkell
  • 43. What does 3...a6 potentially lead to against White?
A) A King's Indian setup
B) A French structure
C) A Sicilian structure
D) An immediate draw
  • 44. Which player suffered a famous strategic demolition in the Advance Variation (3...Bf5) against Capablanca?
A) Bent Larsen
B) Aron Nimzowitsch
C) Mikhail Tal
D) Viktor Korchnoi
  • 45. Who is associated with the Van der Wiel Attack (4.Nc3 e6 5.g4)?
A) Nigel Short
B) Keith Arkell
C) Mikhail Tal
D) Alexei Shirov
  • 46. What is the alternative name for the Arkell–Khenkin Variation?
A) Bronstein–Larsen Variation
B) Botvinnik–Carls Defence
C) Tal Variation
D) Tartakower Variation
  • 47. Which player is mentioned as having tried the 4.Bd3 line?
A) Bobby Fischer
B) Garry Kasparov
C) Mikhail Tal
D) Magnus Carlsen
  • 48. In the Panov–Botvinnik Attack, what structural feature does White usually accept?
A) An open h-file
B) Doubled pawns on the f-file
C) A backward pawn on c3
D) An isolated queen's pawn
  • 49. Which player championed the 3...Qb6 variation in the Fantasy Variation?
A) Yasser Seirawan
B) Nigel Davies
C) Géza Maróczy
D) Baadur Jobava
  • 50. In the Two Knights Variation, what is the correct move for Black after 7.Ne5 in the sequence 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6?
A) 7...Nc6
B) 7...a6
C) 7...Bh7
D) 7...Qd6
  • 51. What tactic ends the game quickly if Black plays 9...gxh5 in the Two Knights Variation trap?
A) 10.Bxf7#
B) 10.Qxh5
C) 10.hxg6
D) 10.Nxf7
  • 52. Who played a sacrificial line with 6.Bc4 in the Fantasy Variation as early as 1899?
A) Géza Maróczy
B) Nigel Davies
C) Lars Schandorff
D) Sam Shankland
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