10 interesting facts about CHESS

10 months ago · Quote · #41
Maxx_Dragon

AndyClifton wrote:

16 Chess has never gone to the moon.

17 If you spell "chess" backwards, it gets kinda hard to pronounce.

18 There has never been a chess world champion nicknamed Shecky.

19 Philidor did not play the Philidor Defense, and a dragon has never played the Dragon.

20 All rook and pawn endings are drawn out.

Not true. We play the Hyper Accelerated Sicilian-Istanbul Dragon every chance We get. >:[
10 months ago · Quote · #42
LisaV

corrijean wrote:

And here I thought Chaturanga was a push-up. Silly me.

You beat me to it.... :)
10 months ago · Quote · #43
AndyClifton

Boy, Gavrilo looked like he'd been up for a couple weeks, didn't he? (I can't get over that picture).
10 months ago · Quote · #44
corrijean

AndyClifton wrote:

Boy, Gavrilo looked like he'd been up for a couple weeks, didn't he? (I can't get over that picture).

He looks hollow-eyed.
10 months ago · Quote · #45
ClavierCavalier

JoseO wrote:

Does anyone know if the game where Fischer vs. Evans that was played by the pool is recorded somewhere? Or did they play multiple games and the picture was just one of the games?

Were they playing against each other or was it some sort of analysis?
10 months ago · Quote · #46
Estragon

The Turk was ultimately exposed by Edgar Allan Poe in an essay after observing several "seances" with the "machine" and its entourage. His essay was based only on his observations and logic, and led to his invention of the detective Auguste Dupin, the first fictional detective.
10 months ago · Quote · #47
madhacker

corrijean wrote:

And here I thought Chaturanga was a push-up. Silly me.

To me it sounds like either an exotic vegetable, or a really bad hip-hop/rnb band.
10 months ago · Quote · #48
nyLsel

That was an interesting fact about chess, thanks for posting it! :)
10 months ago · Quote · #49
probinS

nyLsel wrote:
That was an interesting fact about chess, thanks for posting it! :)
my pleasure..
10 months ago · Quote · #50
Ruthwik11

Those who are arguing that chess is not from India, need to explain further about its origin then. Just simply denying whatever is said in the article, will not justify their comments.

What is widely believed (I am using the word 'believed') is... chess originated from India about 1500 years ago, then spread to Iran (the word used 'Shatranj' is a changed form of Chaturang in Sanskirt.. meaning four forces.. referring to Pawns, Kinights, Bishops and Rooks) / Gulf ... then to Europe. Initially, the game was considered to be too slow....generally started from some set positions. With the spread of the game, some changes were brought (between 13th and 16th century) into the game to make it more interesting...
10 months ago · Quote · #51
ClavierCavalier

Ruthwik11 wrote:

Those who are arguing that chess is not from India, need to explain further about its origin then. Just simply denying whatever is said in the article, will not justify their comments.

What is widely believed (I am using the word 'believed') is... chess originated from India about 1500 years ago, then spread to Iran (the word used 'Shatranj' is a changed form of Chaturang in Sanskirt.. meaning four forces.. referring to Pawns, Kinights, Bishops and Rooks) / Gulf ... then to Europe. Initially, the game was considered to be too slow....generally started from some set positions. With the spread of the game, some changes were brought (between 13th and 16th century) into the game to make it more interesting...

This person is right that this is the general belief of scholars.