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The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1,500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India; its prehistory is the subject of speculation. From India it spread to Persia, where it was modified in terms of shapes and rules and developed into Shatranj.
15 paź 2021 · The history of the Western chess is about 1500 years old. During the 6th century AD the earliest form of the chess game originated in India from where it spread it Persia. The Chess was adapted by the Muslim world from which it moved to Southern Europe after the Arabs conquered Persia.
29 paź 2024 · The London tournament, in turn, inspired American players to organize the first national championship, the First American Chess Congress, in New York City in 1857, which set off the first chess craze in the Western Hemisphere.
8 maj 2019 · Take a look at a brief history of chess! Here is a summary: Chess Origins; Chess Theory and Development Through the 19th century; The First World Champions and the Advent of Positional Chess; Soviet Dominance in the 20th Century; Karpov, Kasparov, Computers, and Carlsen
Chess is a board game for two players. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi (Chinese chess) and shogi (Japanese chess). Chess is an abstract strategy game that involves no hidden information and no elements of chance.
26 gru 2020 · Scroll down to discover the history of the game of chess. When was chess invented? A bishop chess piece carved of ivory from western Islamic lands, circa 8th to 10th century.
28 sty 2009 · During the 18th century, the center of the chess world switched to western Europe to areas like France. Matches were played in large coffee houses in large cities such as London and Paris. It wasn't until the 19th century that chess became widely known.
