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   2 days ago · Here is a podcast interview on the book with Ben Johnson of Perpetual Chess. Best, Sam. Dear Chess Blogging Community, I am thrilled to share that A Century of Chess: Book One: 1900-1909 is published and available for purchase on Amazon in both paperback and kindle. This really has been a labor of love and has been possible only through the ...

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3. www.britannica.com › topic › chessChess - History | Britannica

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   5 days ago · The first chess book written by a woman, The ABC of Chess, by “A Lady” (H.I. Cooke), appeared in England in 1860 and went into 10 editions. The first women’s tournament was sponsored in 1884 by the Sussex Chess Association.

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   13 hours ago · Published: September 27, 2024 10:00am EDT. Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky were reunited over a chess board in a $5 million (£3.73 million) rematch in Belgrade in November 1992, which Fischer ...

5. thinkerspublishing.com › product › modern-chess-fromModern Chess– From Steinitz to the 21st Century - Thinkers ...

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   It takes in the revolutionary Wilhelm Steinitz’s early summation and establishment of a firm positional basis for chess and the considerable contributions made by all of the subsequent world champions and certain other great players, including the contemporary computer phenomenon, AlphaZero.

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6. www.britannica.com › topic › chessChess | Game, Setup, Board, & Pieces | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Chess first appeared in India about the 6th century ad and by the 10th century had spread from Asia to the Middle East and Europe. Since at least the 15th century, chess has been known as the “royal game” because of its popularity among the nobility.

   • Chess is one of the oldest and most popular board games. It is played by two opponents on a checkered board with specially designed pieces of contr...
   • A game of chess ends when a player puts the opposing player’s king in a position that cannot avoid capture (checkmate). A game can also be won or l...
   • Garry Kasparov was the youngest ever chess world champion. In 1985, at just 22 years of age, the Soviet-born grandmaster defeated Anatoly Karpov to...
   • Originally, chess was an intellectual diversion among the upper classes. Chess grew further in the 20th century as it became a profession where peo...

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   1 day ago · The chess tourney was initiated by Howard Staunton (1810-1874), one of the world’s leading chess players of his time and considered the first world champion of chess. Staunton was also the ...

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   When was the first chess book written by a woman?

   • The first chess book written by a woman, The ABC of Chess, by “A Lady” (H.I. Cooke), appeared in England in 1860 and went into 10 editions. The first women’s tournament was sponsored in 1884 by the Sussex Chess Association. Women also gained distinction in postal and problem chess during this period.

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   How did chess start?

   • In an early form of correspondence chess (as opposed to across-the-board chess), games were also played by two players residing at different locations communicating through the columns of the paper. The increased level of interest in the game led to the formation of the Bombay Chess Club on July 1, 1853.

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   What was the first major chess event?

   • The first major international event was a series of six matches held in 1834 between the leading French and British players, Louis-Charles de la Bourdonnais of Paris and Alexander McDonnell of London, which ended with Bourdonnais’s victory. For the first time, a major chess event was reported extensively in newspapers and analyzed in books.

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   Who started the Chess tourney?

   • The chess tourney was initiated by Howard Staunton (1810-1874), one of the world’s leading chess players of his time and considered the first world champion of chess. Staunton was also the author of two best-selling books on chess, The Chess-Player’s Handbook (1847) and The Chess-Player's Companion (1849).

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9. www.britannica.com › topic › chessChess - Strategy, Tactics, Competition | Britannica

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   5 days ago · Chess - Strategy, Tactics, Competition: The rise of competitive chess with the Bourdonnais-McDonnell match of 1834 and the London tournament of 1851 posed a question of fairness: should a player be allowed to take enormous amounts of time?