History of

  • 1500 AD
    1500

    1500 AD

    Chess was first made in North India and then spread to other Asian Countries
  • Europe

    Europe

    Chess made its way via the expanding Islamic Arabian empire to Europe.
  • Rules change

    The rules of chess changed numerous times until the 1880’s (the romantic era of chess).
  • World chess Championship

    The first official World Chess Championship was hosted in 1886.
  • Chess Engines

    Chess Engines

    The 20th century revolutionized chess with the invention of databases and chess engines.

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