Random Chess Facts

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Did you now en pessant mean in passing in french and it can only be done on the first move avlible.

“Checkmate” is derived from Persian شاه مات, meaning literally “the king is amazed”, from شاه‎ (šâh, “king”) + مات‎ (mât, “amazed”). The second element was confused with مَاتَ‎ (māta, “to die”) and borrowed into Romance languages with the sense "the king died."

Chess is fun

You lost to me in chess.

Hello.

Polerio invented the Greco Attack

http://chessskill.blogspot.com/2021/10/greco-attack-before-greco.html

I see ornithodont likes words.

Do you spell?

There is a varatian called Toilet Varation

Thousands of years ago, chess was created to represent actual battle and warfare happening in China. It evolved and evolved (like my Charizard Pokemon Card) and became the fun game that it is today.

Also, shout out to Charizard, Squirtle, Pikachu, and Pelipper (my most destructive Pokemons)

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Chess is a required school subject in Armenia.

Go to https://chesswizards.com/site/page/view/Chess%20101:%20Basics,%20History,%20and%20Fun%20Facts%20About%20the%20World%27s%20Most%20Popular%20Game

for more intriguing chess facts.

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The chat box says to be "relevant and kind", but this fact is not exactly relevant.

Okay, are you ready to hear it?

No?

Yes?

Okay I'm going to say it in 3...2...1...

Just kidding I already forgot it.

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This girl is on FI-AHHHHHHHHHH

She's woking awn FI-AHHHHHHHHHHHH

And now she has first degree BAH-URNSSSSS

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Almost all chess openings are named after places or people.

The vienna is named after veinna.

Scandanavian, Scandanavia.

things lke the fried livers, kings pawn or indian are exeptions;

Fun Fact: To date, no FIDE World Champion has addressed an opponent as "Sweetcheeks" during a Title match

Fun Fact: Chess was played in space! Astronauts from the Soviet Union and the United States played chess against each other during the Cold War through a telegraph connection in 1970.

how would they have a telegraph connection in space lol

The word pawn is derived from Middle English pown, itself from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedōnem (pedestrian), derived fom Latin ped- (foot). The word rook is derived from Middle English roke, from Old French roc, ultimately from Persian رخ‎ (rox).