From Chaturanga to Today: teacher key

Chess, grade 7 edition, written for 7th grade. The long trip of the game of chess, from northern India to the champions and computers of today.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

Where did chess begin?
- Northern Spain
- Northern India (answer)
- Scotland
What did the Mechanical Turk hide inside?
- A tiny computer
- A spare queen
- A skilled human player (answer)
Who was recognized as the first world chess champion?
- William Steinitz (answer)
- Emanuel Lasker
- Paul Morphy
Where was FIDE founded in 1924?
- Delhi
- Madrid
- Paris (answer)
Who won the 1997 match, Deep Blue or Kasparov?
- Kasparov
- Deep Blue (answer)
- It was a draw
How many moves was the longest master game on record?
- 269 (answer)
- 69
- 926