Part+II-History

Chess was dubbed as the"King's Game" in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance because it was a game played by nobels. =History = The rules of Shatranj started to change around 1200. Several major changes around 1475 made chess essentially the way it is now. In the 15th century, people started to write about the theory of chess. In London, in 1851, the first modern chess tournament was played. It was won by a German named Adolf Anderssen. German-speaking players dominated until in 1921 Cuban José Raúl Capablanca broke the pattern. From 1928 to after World War II, the world title didn't stay in one nation; it moved around. Starting in 1948 and ending when the Soviet Union fell (1991), the Soviet Union dominated chess except for one player: American Bobby Fischer. After that, the title was passed around again. media type="youtube" key="A4ophHrgyCg" height="385" width="480" Back to Chess Back to home