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6th century – The game chaturanga probably evolved into its current form around this time in India. [1] 569 – A Chinese emperor wrote a book of xiangqi, Xiang Jing, in AD 569. c. 600 – The Karnamuk-i-Artakhshatr-i-Papakan contains references to the Persian game of shatranj, the direct ancestor of modern Chess.
The earliest precursor of modern chess is a game called chaturanga, which flourished in India by the 6th century, and is the earliest known game to have two essential features found in all later chess variations—different pieces having different powers (which was not the case with checkers and Go), and victory depending on the fate of one ...
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Emanuel Lasker (left) facing incumbent champion Wilhelm Steinitz (right) in Philadelphia during the 1894 World Chess Championship The World Chess Championship has taken various forms over time, including both match and tournament play. While the concept of a world champion of chess had already existed for decades, with several events considered by some to have established the world's foremost ...
Chess by century (8 C) Chess by year (177 C, 68 P) Chess historians (21 P) F. ... Chess rivalries (5 P) Pages in category "History of chess"
The rules of chess have evolved much over the centuries from the early chess-like games played in India in the 6th century. For much of that time the rules have varied from area to area. The modern rules first took form in southern Europe during the 13th century, giving more mobility to pieces that previously had more restricted movement (such ...
On her way to a 16-year reign as Women's World Champion, the future queen of women's chess constructs a mating net with, appropriately, her king and queen. [61] 1962: Eduard Gufeld vs Ljubomir Kavalek, Marianske Lazne. Kavalek sacrifices a piece, then one exchange, then the other exchange to push his avalanche of pawns down the board.
20th century in chess (101 C, 43 P) 21st century in chess (27 C, 24 P) This page was last edited on 8 November 2024, at 09:02 (UTC). Text is available under the ...