Chess fun facts 3

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didibrian

1 the chessboard with black and white squares was introduced in 1090

2 the double pawn move was introduced in 1280

3 Belle the computer was the first computer to have been awarded a master title in uscf

HorsesGalore

Belle did it at the 1983 New Jersey Open by beating a friend of mine, George Krauss, Jr,  z"l, in the last round.    George should not have lost that game.   It's been downhill for mankind ever since ! .....lol....