Questions tagged [history]
Use this tag for questions relating to the history of chess and chess organizations, whose origins trace to the ancient Indian game of Chaturanga.
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Bela Berger and Blindfold Chess: What do players “see” on the board?
I was looking at the interesting career of Bela Berger. On this oral history site, Bela Berger talks in an interview.
Here is a quote from the site:
"Berger, international chess master, speaks ...
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When did Bobby Fischer move from New York to California?
As title above, when did Bobby Fischer move from Brooklyn, New York, to California, where did he actually locate, and why did he leave New York?
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Is there any documented game by Benjamin Blumenfeld where he played Blumenfeld Gambit?
Is there any documented game by Benjamin Blumenfeld where he played Blumenfeld Gambit?
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Seeking a transcript of Hope vs. Fischer, 1972
On one of Bob Hope's television specials in 1972, Bobby Fischer appeared with him in a skit about himself (Fischer). The two also sat down at a board and sort-of played a game. (The moves were not all ...
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Why Chess960 and not Chess959?
This question asks if Chess960 is really Chess960 and not Chess959, i.e. the dice are really not re-rolled (positive, instead of normative). The answer is yes, it really is.
However, why is Chess960 ...
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Old versions of FIDE laws of chess? [duplicate]
Is it possible to view or obtain old versions of the FIDE Laws of Chess? I would like to trace the history of when various rules were added or modified.
The FIDE handbook only goes back as far as ...
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Way to Logically Predict Approximate Chess Rating in Pop-Culture Games [closed]
After seeing a video of an analysis on the chess game in A Game of Shadows between Sherlock Holmes and Moriarty, it made me wonder what their fictional ratings would be around. Other games like the ...
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Bobby Fischer and the U.S
Why did Bobby Fischer despise the U.S and why did he get exiled?
Wasn't he America's hero at one point?
I'm a big fan of his games.
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Is there any better play than the 3-move mate?
I know how to cause a checkmate in three moves. Are there any better ones? I've been told that there is a two move one but, I have never found someone who can do it. Is it just a legend that has ...
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Why is it called a draw?
There's no information as to why it's called a draw. Some of my students start to take out a pencil and paper and literally draw in the middle of the game.
Why is it called a draw?
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Fischer vs Sherwin Game - 1957
In this game Move # 32 Sherwin play Rxh7 and this move makes him lose the game, so why he didn't play Rxf6? is this mistake from him? or something I didn't get.
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Can I play chaturanga on any of the main chess sites?
Inspired by this question What rules are known for Chaturanga?
Chaturanga seems quite interesting, and some aspects of it, like no castling are being introduced in other variants: Kramnik's chess. ...
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Origin of Blitz
For some time now, blitz (in any of various formats) has been a very popular format of chess.
It is obvious that in order to play blitz you need to have a chess clock and these have been around for ...
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Is Gilbert Guerrero a 2500 US player?
According to the FIDE website, Gilbert Guerrero is from the US federation and 2500 Elo. I have never heard of this player, who mates GM Campora in ... 11 moves!
Here is the game from Chessgames.com
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Why is en passant possibility recorded in FEN regardless of whether there is a pawn ready to make the capture?
If a pawn has just moved two squares ahead, one records the square right behind it in the part of FEN for recording en passant possibility, regardless of whether there is a pawn of the opposite color ...
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1998 USCF Chess Rankings
Is there a place to look up rankings of USCF players for a previous year? Specifically, I would like to know who was #3 in the USCF in 1998 (for reasons not relevant to the question) - but figured a ...
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“Chess is art” who was the first one to use this quote?
Who was the very first one to ever use the quote "Chess is art"? Like who was the first one?
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Is prophylaxis a feature of the hypermodern school?
Wikipedia mentions prophylaxis in the article of hypermodernism in chess. But is it really a feature of the hypermodern school? I have not seen prophylaxis in any other book or article about ...
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Why Rashid Nezhmetdinov didn't achieve a grandmaster title? [duplicate]
Rashid Nezhmetdinov is one of the greatest chess player of all time. He destroyed Mikhail Tal many times. I know he was a great attacker but Tal also a great attacker. But why Rashid did not succeed ...
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The exsistence of IBM’s Deep Blue
How would IBM’s Deep Blue fair against modern day champions like Carlsen? Was it decommissioned after Kasparov's game?
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What's the origin of chess?
I have heard numerous times that stated that India was the inventors of the original chess. I have also heard that the origin was in the Middle East. Sometimes I heard that the origin was in Arabia. ...
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Examples of Debunked Problems [duplicate]
Are there any problems that have solutions which have been debunked?
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Fixed games in chess-is it real or just a conspiracy theory? If real, how bad is it?
One famous case of fixed chess games is the Keres vs. Botvinnik World Championship 1948. I ran across this example while looking for other such chess games from history.
It is known that Stalin was ...
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How come Paul Morphy has lots of weird and wonderful games? [closed]
Paul Morphy, from what I’ve seem, seems to have been a master of making weird and wonderful games, such as his famous kingside castling checkmate game. Are there any particular reasons for this?
