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1. Who was the youngest Black player to earn the title of U.S. National Master?

2. Name this player who stands as a five-time U.S. Armed Force Champion.

3. This player studied in Germany with the legendary GM Ludek Pachman and has been a three-time World Championship Qualifier.

4. Name this player who won the U.S. Amateur Championship in 1965.

5. This international star became national champion at age 15, later became African Junior Champion and won a gold medal in an Olympiad tournament. Name him.

6. This player won the U.S. Junior Open in 1997 and has a sister who was the first Black female to win a national scholastic championship.

7. The 1st Black woman to gain national acclaim in the U.S. ... she represented the U.S. in the under-16 championships in England. Who is she?

8. This U.S. National Master also is a talented pianist and a master magician.

9. Can you identify the Afro-Cuban player who played in many European tournaments and competed against the following players: Tal, Spassky, Smyslov, Geller, Portisch, Reshevsky, Najdorf, Rossolimo, Bronstein and Horowitz.

10. This notable player could not make his New York high school chess team, but later rose to prominence and eventually became a national chess sensation.

11. Who earned an IM title in 1987 at the age of 17?

12. Of Jamaican ancestry, this player competed in the Canadian National Championship.