Learn Chess From Root !
Ruy López playing Leonardo di Bona in the Spanish royal court; also depicted is King Phillip II of Spain. (Luigi Messini, 1883)

Learn Chess From Root !

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HISTORY AND CHESS daily.pngexplorer.png

The history of chess can be traced back nearly 1500 years, although the earliest origins are uncertain. The earliest predecessor of the game probably originated in India, by the 7th century AD. From India, the game spread to Persia. When the Arabs conquered Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslim world and subsequently spread to Southern Europe. In Europe, chess evolved into roughly its current form in the 15th century. wk.pngbk.png

The queen and bishop remained relatively weak until. between 1475 AD and 1500 AD, probably in Spain (in the kingdom of Valencia), or perhaps Portugal, France or Italy, the queen's and bishop's modern moves started and spread, making chess close to its modern form. The first document showing the Queen (or Dama) moving this way is an allegorical poem written in Catalan in Valencia in the 1470s. wq.pngbq.png
The modern move of the queen may have started as an extension of its older ability to once move two squares with jump, diagonally or straight. Marilyn Yalom says that the new move of the queen started in Spain: see history of the queen. wr.pngbr.png
We know former players like to make early attacks. And they can calculate very well. blitz.pngresign.png

A poem Caïssa published in 1527 led to the chess rook being often renamed as "castle", and the modern shape of the rook chess piece; see Vida's poem for more information.

An Italian player, Gioacchino Greco, regarded as one of the first true professionals of the game, authored an analysis of a number of composed games that illustrated two differing approaches to chess. His work was influential in popularizing chess, and demonstrated many theories regarding game play and tactics. wb.pngbb.png

The earliest known chess match is that played in 1475 Valencia between Castellvi vs. Vinyoles. playhand.pngwink.png
The first full work dealing with the various winning combinations was written by François-André Danican Philidor of France, regarded as the best chess player in the world for nearly 50 years, and published in the 18th century. He wrote and published L'Analyse des échecs (The Analysis of Chess), an influential work which appeared in more than 100 editions. wn.pngbn.png
They prepared the oldest known studies and systems. They laid the foundations of chess. thumbup.pngmessages.png
Writings on the theory of how to play chess began to appear in the 15th century. The oldest surviving printed chess book, Repetición de Amores y Arte de Ajedrez (Repetition of Love and the Art of Playing Chess) by Spanish churchman Luis Ramirez de Lucena was published in Salamanca in 1497Lucena and later masters like Portuguese Pedro DamianoItalians Giovanni Leonardo Di BonaGiulio Cesare Polerio and Gioachino Greco or Spanish bishop Ruy López de Segura developed elements of openings and started to analyze simple endgames. wp.pngbp.png
Both sides must fight in chess. Former players have studied chess in depth. Except for the opening traps, we can see them in their games.
"Romantic chess" was the predominant chess playing style from the late 15th century to the 1880s. Chess games of this period emphasised more on quick, tactical maneuvers rather than long-term strategic planning. The Romantic era of play was followed by the ScientificHypermodern, and New Dynamism eras.

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