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2021 U S and U S Women s Chess Championships Fields Announced
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Saint Louis Chess Contributors and Global Chess Legends to be Inducted into the U S and World Chess Halls of Fame
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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 Chess Informant
Once upon a time, there were no computer engines to analyze a chess game. And there was no database to provide millions of games at a touch of a button.
However, games
were available, albeit not in a number of millions; but the most current ones, the most important and the most beautiful ones were made available to look and delight at. Not at a touch of a button, but by patiently turning page by page of a printed book of usually not less than 300 pages, containing not less than 200 games. The pleasure had to be eagerly awaited for a couple of months at a time.
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