Top 10 Chess Wins That Go Beyond Checkmate
The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix has cast a cool spotlight on what’s often been considered the “nerdy” game of chess. While its origin is frequently debated, most agree that the game we know today evolved during the 16th century. The pieces were standardized in the 19th century, and the official world championship title followed. Modern chess theory dates back to the early 20th century. Computer engines and databases came into play at the end of the 20th century.
The two-player abstract strategy game represents medieval warfare on a playing board of alternating light and dark squares. The goal is to use one’s queen, pawns, bishops, knights, and rooks to checkmate the opponent’s king. But, as the following world records show, there are a lot of other ways to “win” at chess:
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The little girl was diagnosed with Asperger s syndrome at the age of three, after her mother, Nallely Sánchez, noticed that her daughter behaved differently from other children her age.
Adhara played with blocks, placing them all in rows, ate in the periquera and always rocked, and could spend hours and hours like that, according to the interview conducted by
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A year later, the doctors detected that the little girl had Asperger s syndrome, which is included within the autism spectrum and affects reciprocal social interaction, verbal and non-verbal communication, according to the Asperger Spain Confederation.
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