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Let’s read the passage carefully and answer each question based on what it says.

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Question 1: What is another name for chess?

The first sentence says:
> “Chess is called the game of kings.”

So, another name for chess is “the game of kings.”

✔ Final Answer: the game of kings

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Question 2: How long has chess been around?

The passage says:
> “People have been playing it for over 500 years.”

So, chess has been around for over 500 years.

✔ Final Answer: over 500 years

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Question 3: Where did the chess we play today come from?

It says:
> “The chess we play today is from Europe.”

So, modern chess comes from Europe.

✔ Final Answer: Europe

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Question 4: How many players are in a game of chess?

The passage states:
> “Chess is a two-player game.”

So, there are two players.

✔ Final Answer: two

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Question 5: What happens when a player lands on an opponent’s piece?

It says:
> “If a player lands on a piece, he or she takes it.”

So, you take (or capture) the opponent’s piece.

✔ Final Answer: You take the piece.

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Question 6: When does the game end?

The text says:
> “The game ends when a player loses his or her king.”

So, the game ends when a player loses their king.

✔ Final Answer: When a player loses their king.

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Question 7: Why do some people think chess is more than a game?

The passage explains:
> “They think that it makes the mind stronger... Chess is kind of like a work out for the mind.”

So, they think it’s more than a game because it strengthens your brain and helps you think ahead.

✔ Final Answer: Because it makes the mind stronger and is like a workout for the brain.

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Question 8: What is blitz chess?

It says:
> “There is a type of chess with short time limits. It's called blitz chess. In blitz chess, each player gets ten minutes to use for the whole game.”

So, blitz chess is chess with short time limits — each player gets 10 minutes total.

✔ Final Answer: Chess where each player has only 10 minutes for the whole game.

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Question 9: What happens if you run out of time in blitz chess?

The passage says:
> “If you run out of time, you lose.”

So, if you run out of time, you lose the game.

✔ Final Answer: You lose.

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Question 10: When did computers start playing chess?

It says:
> “Computers have been playing chess since the 1970s.”

So, computers started playing chess in the 1970s.

✔ Final Answer: Since the 1970s

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Question 11: What was the name of the computer that beat the best human player in 1997?

The text says:
> “In 1997, a computer beat the best player in the world for the first time. It was a computer called Deep Blue.”

So, the computer’s name was Deep Blue.

✔ Final Answer: Deep Blue

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Question 12: What could beat the best players in the world by 2006?

It says:
> “By 2006 a cell phone could beat the best players in the world.”

So, by 2006, even a cell phone could beat top players.

✔ Final Answer: A cell phone

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Now let’s put all the answers together clearly:

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Final Answer:
1. the game of kings
2. over 500 years
3. Europe
4. two
5. You take the piece.
6. When a player loses their king.
7. Because it makes the mind stronger and is like a workout for the brain.
8. Chess where each player has only 10 minutes for the whole game.
9. You lose.
10. Since the 1970s
11. Deep Blue
12. A cell phone