The game of chess is thought to have originated in what is now known as Northern India or Afghanistan during the Gupta empire where its early form in the sixth century was known as “caturanga” which translates as four divisions of the military- infantry, cavalry, elephants and chariot represented by the pieces today which later on would evolve into the modern pieces such as pawn, bishop, rook and respectively. “The oldest written reference to chess is dated as far back as 600 A.D. There are unverified claims that chess existed as early as 100 A.D; interest in chess followed early trade routes out of India” based on the University of Wisconsin Whitewater reports. One variation of chess called (Shogi) is now popular in Japan; another variation of chess is played in China and so on to all over the world. Many local variations in chess rules persist even today in isolated rural area for ensample in India. However, the most common chess played today is referred to the western board game which many worldwide competitions have adopted its regulations and strategies. The first official championship chess tournament was played in 1866 in London along with sandbanks to restrict the length of a game. This tournament was won by Steinitz a (Czechoslovakian) Jew, Who then became the world’s first official chess champion, holding this title until 1894.
Chess is a entertaining and passionate game played between two players or a computer, sometimes called western chess or international chess to differentiate from its predecessors and other chess variants. Today, chess is one of the world’s most popular game played by millions of people worldwide; either at home, in clubs, online by correspondence, and in tournaments. One of the most popular website to play chess is pogo. Com, over the years it has average or total of 400,000 players daily. Chess is relatively simple to understand despite some of the intricate moving patterns that pieces employ however new players can master the...