Since scientist believe humans originated from Africa. The first Chess forms originated from Africa than spread esle were by humans. This is my educated guess! Best I got lol. Aug 20, 7. The modern number of pieces and their movements are all evident in ancient Indian, Arabic, and Persian chess variations. Added by Europeans were the rules regarding move distance, stalemate, double pawn moves and castling - which, as stated, contribute to a more interesting game.
A book called The Short History of Chess, by Henry Davidson adds detail to many of these ideas, though I'm sure fault, conflict of interest as well as ambiguity can be found in all history.
Also, India invented Indian food, and that stuff is amazing. Aug 21, 8. Aug 21, 9. Aug 21, Strange that Europeans couldn't come up with the triangular sail then, eh Jingo? Yep, and the rudder was a European invention, too.
You're a silly lad. You can always hope that he's being sarcastic;. I can tell you this. I learned chess in Persia and introduced it to Spain.
Fiveofswords wrote: im simply pointing out the undeniable fact which seems to make people uncomfortable that for some reason all the interesting things came from europe. NM TheOldReb. How can you deny it trysts?! It's undeniable! You must have hit your head. Reb wrote: More importantly , who invented grits? Everybody is out of Africa. They are the original frequent flyer miles. There's more genetic variability among Africans than everyone else combined.
But they didn't invent grits, or chess. Their decendants did. Log In or Join. Forums Hot Topics. Most Recent. Test Topic busterlark 2 min ago.
What is with these jokers who offer draws when you're walloping their butt? Stil1 2 min ago. Are there other old beginners here? Game Analysis is stupid woton 7 min ago. Sambodhi1 7 min ago. Ant-London Revolution Optimissed 7 min ago. Bullet or Blitz?! Carlsen — Nepomniachtchi DreamscapeHorizons 17 min ago. As well as giving rise to several other chess luminaries, such as the American Paul Morphy and Austrian Wilhelm Steinitz, the 19th century was also a period marked by greater standardisation of the game.
In , Howard Staunton lent his endorsement to a chess set patented by newspaper editor Nathaniel Cooke, whose Illustrated London News published a regular column by the famous player. Similarly, Victorian tournaments also saw the advent of time limits aided by the introduction of mechanical chess clocks in , plus new restrictions placed on the number of moves players could make. In the 20th century, chess also took on a new geopolitical significance.
Once a favourite pastime of the Russian imperial family, it was actively promoted as a game for the masses in the fledgling USSR. With chess sets regarded as an essential staple in both homes and schools, Soviet players would go on to dominate the game for years to come. This would later set the scene for one of the fiercest clashes in chess history: that of Soviet Boris Spassky against the American prodigy, Bobby Fischer, at the World Chess Championship in Iceland.
Fischer became a household name in the US, although his reputation would be soured by a number of controversial incidents: a squabble with FIDE ahead of the World Chess Championship saw him forfeit his title, while he also later drew ire for several anti-Semitic outbursts. Over the past few decades, the rise of modern computing has added another dimension to the game, allowing players to practice alone and use increasingly powerful technology to refine their strategies.
One big story in recent years, however, has centred around the efforts of Google-owned tech company DeepMind. In , the British firm published a paper on an artificial intelligence program it had developed named AlphaZero, which taught itself how to play the game. Garry Kasparov plays simultaneous games against German celebrities in Hamburg, TV A new online only channel for history lovers.
Sign Me Up. There are few pursuits quite as timeless or as universally admired as chess. Opening moves So, where does chess come from? For way too long we Westerners have been espying history through the lens of our own success. But truth is, Britain only had its moment because some trade winds blew our sailors in a favourable direction, and America was only discovered because Europeans were seeking the Indies.
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