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1. Which one of the following players of African descent needs only one more Grandmaster norm (performance) to become a Grandmaster?

2. Name the 2nd Black player to qualify for the U.S. Chess Championship.

3. Which of the following players played 17.Rxc6!! in the position below?

4. What is the name of the woman who is twice French Woman's Chess Champion?

5. This son of African immigrants took the American chess scene by storm. Labeled as a child prodigy, he boasted a 2100-rating at age 10 and once won countless awards for academic and chess excellence.

6. Born in Columbia, South America, this talented player is one of the brightest young stars in his adopted European country.

7. Which three Caribbean players won the 2001 Jamaican, 2002 Trinidadian and 2003 Barbadian National Championships with perfect scores?

8. Name this Black player of note who once authored a book of chess compositions.

9. This player played in the 1959 U.S. Junior Championship where he placed 5th (out of 40 players) and was the first Black player in the U.S. to officially earn the National Master's title.

10. What was the name of the FIRST movie characterizing Philadelphia's Vaux junior high school and their championship teams?

11. This player is known as "The Magician" in Jamaica and is a 7-time National Champion. Name him.

12.  Black's last move was 57…Kd6 resulting in a strange draw. The position below is a result of an exciting game between which two players?