Wikipedia gives a brief recap of the originas of chess:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess#Predecessors
Where Did Chess Come From?
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I read somewhere that 'in the beginning was the endgame'. So I guess it came from there. Unless the quote is 'in the beginning was the middlegame'; if so, adjust accordingly.
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josh707 wrote:
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Wholesale Chess...At least that's where my chess comes from.
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Chepesiuk wrote:
Wikipedia is wrong, most of the time, 40% of the time.
Everybody knows that.
But few know that man did not really invent Chess. Chess invented man!
Feb 7, 2014
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Wiki is pretty accurate with facts. Wiki's problem is that it tends to be slanted in the direction of the editors with the most clout. That said, Wiki is more a jumping-off place than a destination.
Aliens.
Yeah but the main use of it is to get a basic grasp of things and look at the material in their references. While never as a direct citation I used it a lot at University.
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Scottrf wrote:
Yeah but the main use of it is to get a basic grasp of things and look at the material in their references. While never as a direct citation I used it a lot at University.
exactly... a jumping-off place.
Yeah I wasn't disagreeing with you.
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People cite them as informative. It's up to the individual to determine their factuality.
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Scottrf wrote:
Yeah I wasn't disagreeing with you.
Well, I've never so much as been inside a University, so it's hard for me to tell :-D.
someday you'll be in a university, in batgirl threads, giving lectures on your researches in chess.
You have an inquisitive mind. One of the most important requirements to education in my opinion, formal or not.
Just looked up that info about Kirsan. He went to see some star and was back the next day? I'm not sure I agree with his reporting of interstellar travel.
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