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A Very Short History Of Chess

1st November 202015th November 2020 Becoming a Chess Master Chaturanga, Chess History, Jan Timman, Mikhail Botvinnik, Peter Alfonsi, Vasily Smyslov

Chess is a competitive game that is usually played between two players. It is sometimes called international or western chess. The most recent form of the game originated in southern Europe in the second half of the 15th century. Still …

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