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Chess originated in? And traveled in? And then spread theoughout?
India,persia,asian continent
Chess originated in? And traveled in? And then spread theoughout?
India,persia,asian continent
Chess used a way for
World peace
Church banned chess because of
Gambling
Shāh!
Persian king or check
Persian king or check
Shāh!
Shāh māt
The king is helpless or checkmate
India chess century
Chaturanga 6
Chaturanga
India 6
Persia
Chatrang,shatranj 10 11
Chatrang shatranj
Persia 10 11
Sometimes called chinese or japanese chess
Xiangqi and shogi china japan southeast asia
Book of chest
Harold james murray
Unofficial best chest player
Adolf anderssen
1st int. Chest tournament
London tourney 1851
American born chest player traveled to earope in 1850
Paul morphy
English champion of the time
Staunton
World first official chest champion? Year? What tournament?
Wilhelm steinitz,1866-1894,first official championship chess tournament
Who dominated the game chess
Russia government schools for talented chess player comm . Rev. 1917
How many squares in chess
64
Major pieces
16
5 types of major pieces
Queen,king,bishop,rook,knight
Most inportant piece has rounded crown with cross on it
King
Poibted crown protects the king
Queen