MCQ
Chess MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 3 Chess questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Consider the following statements regarding Norway Chess 2026 won by R Praggnanandhaa: 1. Norway Chess has been held annually as a closed super tournament since its inception in 2013. 2. Praggnanandhaa defeated Vincent Keymer of Germany in the final classical round with black pieces to finish on 18 points. 3. The 2026 edition was a knockout format with no Indian player ever having reached the final earlier. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is wrong because Norway Chess is a closed round robin classical tournament (not a knockout format), and the 2026 edition involved a six-player double round robin with an Armageddon tiebreak in case of draws.
Q2Who became the first Indian player to win the Norway Chess title held in Stavanger, Norway in June 2026?
R Praggnanandhaa of India became the first ever Indian player to win the Norway Chess title on 6 June 2026, defeating Vincent Keymer in the final classical round and finishing on 18 points ahead of Magnus Carlsen and D Gukesh.
Q3With reference to R Praggnanandhaa's victory at Norway Chess 2026, consider the following statements: 1. He became the first Indian player to win the Norway Chess title. 2. He defeated Magnus Carlsen with the white pieces in the final round classical game. 3. The 2026 edition was the thirteenth edition of the Norway Chess tournament since its inception in 2013. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian player to win the Norway Chess title in Stavanger on 6 June 2026, so statement 1 is correct. He defeated Germany's Vincent Keymer (not Magnus Carlsen) with the BLACK pieces (not white) in the final round classical game, so statement 2 is incorrect. The 2026 edition was indeed the thirteenth edition of the elite closed super tournament since its inception in 2013, so statement 3 is correct.
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