2022 Christmas Chess Quiz

[Ian Thompson]

Well, I am thinking either Garry Kasparov, or Raymond Keene...

Neither of them; better known than Keene, and no doubt at all that he was one of the world's best players at his peak.

[Roland Kensdale]

Speelman appears quite a lot on their website.

[Joey Stewart]

Fill your boots with this.
Kenilworth Chess Club 2022 Christmas Quiz
Expanded to 60 chess questions this year.
From Mark Page, posted Sunday 25th December 2022.
https://kenilworthchess.blogspot.com

I was chatting to Mark today and he said how he tried extra hard to ensure it would take a lot of work to Google the answers and some of them did not even appear on the internet at all !

[Ian Thompson]

Speelman appears quite a lot on their website.

He does, but it wasn't him.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Speelman appears quite a lot on their website.

He does, but it wasn't him.

John Nunn? (Maybe give us a clue to the nationality, unless that would give it away - is it a German GM?)

(I have just noticed Ian said "better known than Keene" - that might narrow it down, or people might argue about how well known Keene is... To the person in the street, Keene is arguably very well known - to chess players, some GMs are better known than Keene.)

[Ian Thompson]

John Nunn? (Maybe give us a clue to the nationality, unless that would give it away - is it a German GM?)

No. A big clue is that the DVD is signed by its author. If I counted right there are 80 authors of ChessBase DVDs, only a few of whom meet the criteria previously given.

(I have just noticed Ian said "better known than Keene" - that might narrow it down, or people might argue about how well known Keene is... To the person in the street, Keene is arguably very well known - to chess players, some GMs are better known than Keene.)

If you asked 100 people on the street in England to name a chess player I'd be very surprised if any of them said Keene. For the author, in his home country, I think some would name him.

[NickFaulks]

If you asked 100 people on the street in England to name a chess player I'd be very surprised if any of them said Keene.

It might only take one Private Eye subscriber.

[John Moore]

Ivan Sokolov is my guess.

[Ian Thompson]

Ivan Sokolov is my guess.

No.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Without looking at the list of authors of Chessbase DVDs (will try and do that later), my next and third guess is "Nigel Short". I probably shouldn't be allowed any more guesses!

EDIT: I presume the culprit is on this list? (only 25 listed there)

https://shop.chessbase.com/en/authors

[Ian Thompson]

my next and third guess is "Nigel Short". I probably shouldn't be allowed any more guesses!

You don't need any more guesses.

EDIT: I presume the culprit is on this list? (only 25 listed there)

https://shop.chessbase.com/en/authors

Did you only count the pictures? There are many more authors listed in the alphabetical list underneath the photos.

[MJMcCready]

Fill your boots with this.
Kenilworth Chess Club 2022 Christmas Quiz
Expanded to 60 chess questions this year.
From Mark Page, posted Sunday 25th December 2022.
https://kenilworthchess.blogspot.com

I was chatting to Mark today and he said how he tried extra hard to ensure it would take a lot of work to Google the answers and some of them did not even appear on the internet at all !

Very believable. I thought it was a bloody good quiz. Way above my level, certainly.