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Name a world chess champion
38 answers count for this culture prompt. Here is what floats on top, what sits just below the waterline, and how far down the rest go.
Floating on top
Right, but shallow: 7 answers nearly everyone thinks of, worth 10 points each.
- Garry Kasparov
- Bobby Fischer
- Magnus Carlsen
- Anatoly Karpov
- Vladimir Kramnik
- Viswanathan Anand
- Boris Spassky
Below the waterline
A step further down, worth 25 points each:
- Mikhail Tal
- Emanuel Lasker
- José Raúl Capablanca
- Alexander Alekhine
- Mikhail Botvinnik
- Tigran Petrosian
- Wilhelm Steinitz
- Ding Liren
- Gukesh Dommaraju
The iceberg for “Name a world chess champion”
- The Tip7 answers · 10 ptsGarry Kasparov · Bobby Fischer · Magnus Carlsen
- Below the Surface9 answers · 25 ptsMikhail Tal · Emanuel Lasker · José Raúl Capablanca …
- The Deep7 answers · 50 ptsHidden until you play
- The Abyss14 answers · 85 ptsHidden until you play
- Below the Iceberg1 answer · 100 ptsOne legendary answer, waiting in the game
The Deep holds 7 answers starting with A, H, M, R and V. The Abyss has 14 more, and one legendary answer waits below them all.
Facts about this list
- 38 answers in total, 38 of them longer than one word.
- Shortest: “Xie Jun”. Longest: “José Raúl Capablanca”.
- A, M and V are the most common first letters; together they start 45% of the answers.
- 33 answers can be typed more than one way: “Kasimdzhanov” counts as Rustam Kasimdzhanov.
Tips for a rarer answer
- More answers begin with A than with any other letter (6). Run through it first.
- Skip Garry Kasparov, Bobby Fischer and Magnus Carlsen; everybody says them.
- Myths go far beyond Zeus and Thor: minor gods and creatures score well.
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People also ask
- What are the most common answers to “Name a world chess champion”?
- Most people start with Garry Kasparov, Bobby Fischer, Magnus Carlsen, Anatoly Karpov and Vladimir Kramnik. In Icillion they are worth 10 points each, the least of any level.
- How many answers does Icillion accept for “Name a world chess champion”?
- 38 in all: 7 on The Tip, 9 Below the Surface, 7 in The Deep, 14 in The Abyss, and a single legendary answer Below the Iceberg.
- What is the shortest answer to “Name a world chess champion”?
- The shortest accepted answer is “Xie Jun” and the longest is “José Raúl Capablanca”.
- Is “Name a world chess champion” an easy or a hard prompt?
- Medium. It takes some general knowledge. It comes up in Free play on Medium and Mixed.
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