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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.
Chess in medieval Europe was played in monasteries and at feudal courts. An exception is Ströbeck, known as the "chess village", [1] where chess became popular among the farmers in the early 11th century already.
The second part is concerned with chess in Europe in the Middle Ages, its role in literature and in the moralities, and with medieval chess problems, leading up to the beginning of modern chess and the history of the modern game through to the 19th century.
29 paź 2024 · With the new queen and bishop powers, the trench warfare of medieval chess was replaced by a game in which checkmate could be delivered in as few as two moves. The last two major changes in the rules—castling and the en passant capture—took longer to win acceptance.
21 paź 2024 · By the medieval period, chess had spread across the continent, gaining popularity among the nobility. The game underwent significant changes, including the introduction of the queen (initially a weaker piece called the vizier) and the bishop, which replaced the elephant from Chaturanga.
Medieval chess. Chess is a very old game originating in the Islamic world. By the medieval period its popularity had spread across Europe. It became an important part of elite medieval society, a way of practising and demonstrating skill and strategy in a war-like setting.
30 lip 2012 · In this collection of essays, scholars investigate chess texts from numerous traditions – English, French, German, Latin, Persian, Spanish, Swedish, and Catalan – and argue that knowledge of chess is essential to understanding medieval culture.
