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Staunton style chess pieces.Left to right: king, rook, queen, pawn, knight, bishop The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. ...
The Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF; Malay: Persekutuan Catur Malaysia) is the principal authority over all chess events in Malaysia and organizes the Malaysian Chess Championship. The MCF promotes and coordinates all major chess events in the 13 Malaysian states and is an active sports body in Malaysia.
The Malaysian Chess Championship is organized by the Malaysian Chess Federation (MCF; Malay: Persekutuan Catur Malaysia). Known as the National Closed Chess Championship prior to 2016, the first edition was held in 1974. A separate Malaysian Women's Chess Championship has also been held annually since 1990.
Catur means "four" in Sanskrit, and may refer to: Chaturanga, an ancient Indian strategy board game; Turiya, pure consciousness in Hindu philosophy;
The 12th-century Lewis chessmen in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland. 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.
A Swiss-system tournament is a non-eliminating tournament format that features a fixed number of rounds of competition, but considerably fewer than for a round-robin tournament; thus each competitor (team or individual) does not play all the other competitors.
Subak is the water management (irrigation) system for the paddy fields on Bali island, Indonesia.It was developed in the 9th century.For the Balinese, irrigation is not simply providing water for the plant's roots, but water is used to construct a complex, pulsed artificial ecosystem [1] that is at the same time autonomous and interdependent. [2]
Kakawin Sutasoma was written by Tantular during the golden age of the Majapahit empire, in the reign of either Prince Rajasanagara or King Hayam Wuruk.It is not known for certain when the Kakawin was authored, but it is thought most probably between 1365 and 1389. 1365 is the year in which the Kakawin Nagarakretagama was completed, while 1389 is the year in which King Hayam Wuruk died.