Chess Facts and Trivia

All borrowed from Bennet's personal chess Web Site.  See the links section.

Chess Dungeon Trivia
Q:How was it decided that white moves first and black moves second?
A:Black was considered luckier.


Chess Dungeon Games Trivia
Q:How did Jose Capablanca learn to play chess?
A:He learned by watching his father play his poker buddies.


Chess Dungeon Chess Clubs Trivia
Q:Who once said, "Chess like love, like music, has the power to make men happy."?
A:Siegbert Tarrasch


Chess Dungeon Tournament Reviews Trivia
Q:How many world champions have there been? (When they won the second, third time, etc., it counts as more than one)
A:18.


Chess Dungeon Tournament Info Trivia
Q:What was the game that Jose Capablanca and Emanuel Lasker supposedly loved more than chess itself?
A:Gothic Chess.