Chess Facts

Chessifacis Blind Chess (sans voir) has grown in popularity in recent years After just 3 moves, there are over 9 MILLIUN possible positions to play It is said chess improves the human memory and is reccomended in the fight against Alzheimer's CHESS COMPUTERS The most recent major development in Chess is the invention of the Chess Computer The History of Chess In 1997, world champion Garrt Kaparov was defeated by a computer designed by IBM -Originated in India in the 6th Century в с E F н -Made its way West around 200 years later -The earliest recorded game of chess occured in the Persian Empire in the 1Oth century -The bishop of Florence was denounced in 1061 for playing chess by St. Peter Damian who labelled the game evil -In the 12th century, the pieces began to change shape to resemble the modern day pieces we use today 3 -In 1280 the Spanish changed the rules so that a pawn could move 2 spaces -Tamerlane Chess, a variation of the game was developed in Europe in the 14th century B F G - In the late 15th century, the moves for the queen and bishop were changed, giving them much more freedom and power Art Chess www.art-chess.co.uk