![]() ![]() It was very popular among the Vikings, who may well have learned the game from the Persians, with whom they had trade links. After the Moors (as the Arabs were known in Europe) had conquered Spain, they introduced the game there and from Spain chess spread north into France. Persia was later invaded by the Arabs who quickly took this new game and became the first people to study and play it in a scientific way. From India, the game made its way to Persia, where it was known as chatranj. This word refers to elephants, horses, chariots and foot soldiers, the four components of an army in those days. That game was called chaturanga, a Sanskrit word that literally means “four limbs”. The modern game of chess, however, bears little relation to the original game invented in India. They are considered just as much as a celebrity as baseball and basketball players in the United States or the best soccer players in Europe or South America. ![]() It was once calculated that- on a worldwide basis- an average of more than one book a day is published on some aspect of the game or another! In more than one country chess is regarded as the national game. Those who play at the elite levels can earn large sums in prize money and receive many special privileges. It has been subject to more exhaustive analysis and it has had more books and articles written about it than all the rest of the board games put together. Over the course of the centuries, chess has become the undisputed queen of all board games. The original form of chess was invented in India more than 1,300 years ago. Chess is an intellectually demanding and elegant game. ![]()
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