A great game - crosses all barriers of language. Very challenging and stimulates the brain. No luck involved. One of the greatest inventions of mankind.
2007-01-29 06:30:56
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answered by Silent Kninja 4
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The chess game originated from india. Near the end of the 15th century, the game of chess underwent a dramatic transformation when the powers of two of the weakest pieces were enhanced. The slow game characterized by a long opening buildup was suddenly a rapid game where checkmate was possible after only a few moves. The new game, quickly adopted wherever it was played, pushed the old game aside after only a few decades. The best players began to investigate the subtleties of the opening and of the endgame. The Modern Queen: In the Arab game of Shatranj, the piece next to the King was called the firz (or firzan). It moved one square diagonally in any direction and a Pawn reaching the 8th rank was promoted only to a firz. The medieval piece that replaced the firz was called the fers. In addition to the same diagonal move, it could jump to to a nearby empty square. The moves of the modern chess Queen were introduced around 1475. The Modern Bishop: In Shatranj, the piece that started the game where the Bishop now starts was called the fil ('al fil' = elephant). It could jump only to the square located two squares diagonally. This meant that it could never reach more than eight squares on the entire board. The piece was variously called alfil, alfin, and aufin in the medieval game. The moves of the modern chess Bishop were introduced in the 15th century and the name of the piece changed in all European languages.
2016-03-29 08:16:46
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answered by ? 4
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i love chess i take chess class and i think it is definitely one of the greatest games ever invented
2007-01-29 11:13:10
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answered by Anonymous
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I love chess better than checkers. Chess is fun and strategical.
2007-01-29 19:16:17
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answered by Anonymous
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Chess is,hands down the most complex,popular and all around its probably the most universal game on the planet.Its also the only game that i like to play on a regular basis.Its relatively handy too.When you get past the fundamentals and start to get pretty good it makes you smarter.It helps you with real life problem solving skills.That's a pretty good tool to possess.If you have good problem solving skills it comes in really handy at work.If you can prove to your boss that you have that ability its going to impress him or her and most likely going to improve your promotion possibilities.
2007-01-29 08:12:04
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answered by j55cyr 1
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you need intellect to play chess, which not alot of people have. i was grandmaster in my old school
2007-01-29 06:20:51
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answered by rjhamuk 2
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Brilliant the best game ever invented, no dice, no luck just skill.
2007-01-29 06:12:47
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answered by ♣ My Brainhurts ♣ 5
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its a superb game which i like the most among the games which i like to play inside the home / any where. it develops your thinking power ....
2007-01-29 06:30:41
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answered by kavithag 2
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Excellent,very addictive though.
2007-01-30 03:54:02
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answered by Anonymous
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Far too technical for me, I can never remember which piece can move which way!
2007-01-29 06:13:20
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answered by Anonymous
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