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4 days ago · The first major international event was a series of six matches held in 1834 between the leading French and British players, Louis-Charles de la Bourdonnais of Paris and Alexander McDonnell of London, which ended with Bourdonnais’s victory. For the first time, a major chess event was reported extensively in newspapers and analyzed in books.
The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1,500 years to its earliest known predecessor, called chaturanga, in India; its prehistory is the subject of speculation. From India it spread to Persia, where it was modified in terms of shapes and rules and developed into Shatranj.
- The Magnus Era: 2013. Welcome to the era of Magnus Carlsen, the Norwegian superstar. Magnus is undeniably one of the most prodigious chess figures in the history of the game.
- Computers Win: 1997. IBM shocked the world defeating for the first time, the World Chess Champion, Garry Kasparov. In 1989, the computer company IBM hired a team of Carnegie Mellon engineers to create a computer capable of beating the world chess champion.
- Fischer and Kasparov: 1972 and 1985. Bobby Fischer against Boris Spassky in their world chess championship match. Bobby Fischer learned the rules of chess at the age of six, and when he was 11 he “just got good,” according to Fischer himself.
- First World Champion: 1886. The Austrian-American chess player William Steinitz became the first official world chess champion in 1886 when he defeated Johannes Zukertort in a match for the undisputed championship.
May 8, 2019 · Chess Origins. Chess, as we know it today, was born out of the Indian game chaturanga before the 600s AD. The game spread throughout Asia and Europe over the coming centuries, and eventually evolved into what we know as chess around the 16th century.
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Oct 15, 2021 · 1910 – The famous Cuban Chess Player José Raúl Capablanca is the first chess player to win a major tournament chess tournament that was held in the City of New York by winning all the matches. 1911 – The simultaneous exhibition came into existence in chess with more than 100 participants at a time.
1910 – José Raúl Capablanca (Cuba) is the first to win a major tournament (in New York) with a 100% score. 1911 – The first simultaneous exhibition with more than 100 participants is held. 1913 – Publication of H. J. R. Murray's book A History of Chess.
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The first formal chess tournament was organized in 1575. This event marked a significant milestone in the history of chess, bringing together players to compete and showcase their skills. The tournament witnessed the famous 'Immortal Game,' which has become legendary in chess lore.
