10 Interesting Facts about Chess

10 Interesting Facts about Chess

1. Origins of Chess -While the origins of chess are debateable, it is widely believed that early form of Chess originated in India around the 6^th Century A.D.
2. Checkmate – One of the most common words that people have heard related to Chess is ‘Checkmate’ which comes from an Arabic word ‘shah mat’, that means ‘The King is dead’.
3. Longest Game – Chess is a game of strategy and plan which takes time in itself due to the possibility of so much moves, the longest game possible, at least in theory is of 5,949 moves.
4. Second book in history – The second book which was ever printed in the English Language was a book on Chess.
5. First Computer Program for Chess- Alan Turing created the first computer program for playing Chess back in 1951.
6. 2 moves – The shortest way to achieve Checkmate or ‘shah mat’ can be done in 2 moves only, although very unlikely, it is still a possibility.
7. Deep thought – A computer named ‘Deep thought’ became the first machine of its kind to beat an international champion of Chess in 1988.
8. Garry Kasparov – A man from the Soviet Union in 1985 who became the youngest World Chess Champion to date. He was only 22 years old at the time.
9. Viswanathan Anand–He is first player in the history of chess to have won the World Championship in all three different formats: knockout, tournament, and match.
10. First Chessboard - The first Chessboard with alternating light and dark squares appeared in Europe in 1090.

Chess has a rich history and we at Chessbrainz are delighted to explore it with you through these amazing facts.

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