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Games4life1
Dec 4, 2024
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I wonder what you think about this
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Games4life1
Dec 4, 2024
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#2
It’s kind of confusing
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Ziryab
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.

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randomchessguy555
Dec 4, 2024
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Chess is called chess cause someone called it chess I guess

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Games4life1
Dec 4, 2024
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Bro honestly idk if that’s true
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XPCultivator
Dec 4, 2024
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Chess was actually named by a frustrated player who kept saying "Sheesh!" every time his opponent outsmarted him - which over time got shortened to "chess"