Name a world chess champion: rare answers

We accept 28 answers to “Name a world chess champion” in our practice game. Most players reach for Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov, Bobby Fischer, which keeps them near the surface. Deep cuts such as Ju Wenjun, Hou Yifan, Maia Chiburdanidze score the full 100 points. Here is every answer, from the deepest to the most common.

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🦑 Midnight Zone answers (85 points)

Ju Wenjun, Hou Yifan, Maia Chiburdanidze, Nona Gaprindashvili, Xie Jun, Vera Menchik

🐠 Twilight Zone answers (60 points)

Tigran Petrosian, Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Max Euwe, Emanuel Lasker, Wilhelm Steinitz, Veselin Topalov, Ruslan Ponomariov, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, Alexander Khalifman

🐟 Sunlit Zone answers (30 points)

Anatoly Karpov, Vladimir Kramnik, Viswanathan Anand, Ding Liren, Gukesh, Mikhail Tal, Boris Spassky, Jose Raul Capablanca, Alexander Alekhine

🌊 Surface answers (10 points)

Magnus Carlsen, Garry Kasparov, Bobby Fischer

Rarity here is our own estimate and won't match scores in the official game at krillion.io. For strategy, read how to find One in a Krillion answers.

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