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Chess is one of the most unique games and definitely one of a kind. Majority of the people out there will agree that Chess is a complete mind game. Some enjoy playing this game due to its diverse tricks & ready to face the challenges it brings with each piece of move. Some players focus more on putting the opponent into the state of checkmate in the quickest possible time frame. But contrary to the above, there are also people who fear playing chess & it actually becomes an enigma for them because of knowing very little about this game. Sometimes they realise their mistake only after they keep their finger off from the piece after the move. Whether people love playing it or not we have to accept the fact that it is a game of mind and it is full of intriguing facts which can be unfolded through this article. The Father of Modern Chess Wilhelm Steinitz won the First World Championship in 1886. He won 25 matches in all & lost just two. But Emanuel Laskar who won against Wilhelm went on to be the longest leading champion with 26 years & 337 days. The word “checkmate” comes from the Arabic word “shah mat” which translates to “The king is dead” in English. At times a player of chess is forced to make a move knowing the fact that his any move even worsens his present situation. To describe such a state is termed as “Zugzwang”.The longest ever played chess tournament persisted for 20 hours & 15 minutes & finally led to a draw. The interesting game of chess can have a maximum of 5949 moves. Just in two moves, it is possible to checkmate an opponent. There is an fascinating fact regarding folding Chessboard. It was actually invented by a priest in the year 1125. As Church prohibits priests on playing chess, he came up with an idea of folded chessboard which looked like two books lying together. Visit our website : http://www.chessmate-online.com/the-game-of-chess/Visit our Youtube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrHm2GbzWNMGgOVYnQg34LA?view_as=subscriber Join our Chess club : https://www.chess.com/club/chessmate-online