The History of Chess

It was created in India during the Gupta empire, approximately in the 6^th Century AD. That first “chess” was called Chaturanga and it was a four-player board game. In 711 AD when the islamic people conquered Spain they introduced chess in Europe.

Modern chess was created around 1200 AD in southern Europe and then it was modified by bishops, the most important were: Spanish churchman Luis Ramirez de Lucena Portuguese Pedro Damiano, Italians Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, Giulio Cesare Polerio, Gioachino Greco, and Spanish bishop Ruy López de Segura.

The first chess tournament was held in 1851 in London. Then in 1939 FIDE was created ( World Chess Federation).

Best ten players in the world:

-Garry Kasparov

-Anatoly Karpov

-Bobby Fischer

- Mikhail Botvinnik

-Jose Raúl Capablanca

-Emmanuel Lasker

-Viktor Korchnoi

-Boris Spassky

-Vasily Smyslov

-Tigran Petrosian

Garry Kasparov:

Anatoly Karpov: