why is chess called chess
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Games4life1
Dec 4, 2024
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I wonder what you think about this
Dec 4, 2024
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chess is derived from the Persian word for king, shah. From there, we get the German Schach, and the English word chess comes from that, as does the word check (even the check you write while paying for the pizza).
H.J.R. Murray, A History of Chess (1913) delves into the etymology.
Chess is called chess cause someone called it chess I guess
