These exclamations persisted in chess as it traveled to other lands. In Sassanid Persia around 600 the name became Chatrang and the rules were developed further, and players started calling Shāh! (Persian for 'King') when threatening the opponent's king, and Shāh māt! (Persian for 'the king is finished') when the king could not escape from attack. This translates as 'the four divisions', meaning infantry, cavalry, elephantry, and chariotry, represented by the pieces that would evolve into the modern pawn, knight, bishop, and rook, respectively. The precursors of chess originated in northern India during the Gupta empire, where its early form in the 6th century was known as Chaturanga. The origin of the game Īlso Libro de los juegos, Alfonso X of Castile, showing Christian vs Muslim 1960: Numerical rating of players becomes standard.
1927: First chess Olympiad, with FIDE as the organisers.1886: First acknowledged world championship match.1883: First tournament to use specially designed chess clocks.1866: First match to be timed by clock.1851: First international chess tournament.1780s: First master games to be recorded as they were played.
#CHESS IN SPANISH PROFESSIONAL#
1000 AD: Chess widespread in Europe, including Russia.900 AD: Early Muslim chess masters, as-Suli and al-Lajlaj write works on the technique of chess.
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