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Hindu deity Krishna and Radha playing chaturanga, which laid the foundation for modern chess. Chess originated in India with its earliest known form, chaturanga, dating back roughly 1,500 years to the 6th century, during the Gupta Empire.
He defeated a 2800-rated grandmaster, Ding Liren, his first time playing, so in a classical game. [32] He ended the tournament in 9th place with a score of 6/13. [33] In the Chess World Cup 2023, 18-year-old Praggnanandhaa became the world's youngest player to reach the Chess World Cup final, defeating [34] Fabiano Caruana in tie-breaks in the ...
The chess machine is an ideal one to start with, since: (1) the problem is sharply defined both in allowed operations (the moves) and in the ultimate goal (checkmate); (2) it is neither so simple as to be trivial nor too difficult for satisfactory solution; (3) chess is generally considered to require "thinking" for skillful play; a solution of ...
The following people have all been grandmasters (GM) of chess.The title is awarded to players who have met the standards required by the sport's governing body, FIDE.Other than world champion, it is the highest title a chess player can attain and is awarded for life, although FIDE regulations allow for the revocation of titles for cheating or fraud.
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura [2] (born December 9, 1987) is an American chess grandmaster, streamer, YouTuber, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the reigning World Fischer Random Chess Champion. A chess prodigy , he earned his grandmaster title at the age of 15, the youngest American at the time to do so.
Ivan IV the Terrible, who ruled Russia from 1530 to 1584, is said to have died while playing chess. [51] In 1791 the popular chess book Morals of Chess by Benjamin Franklin was translated into Russian and published in the country. Chess enjoys a very high status in Russia and was gradually introduced as a school subject in all primary schools ...
After the 1972 World Chess Championship, Fischer did not play a competitive game in public for nearly 20 years. [383] In 1977 he published three games he played against the MIT Greenblatt computer program, winning them all. [384] [385] He moved to the Los Angeles area and associated with the Worldwide Church of God for a time. [386]
5th Grenke Chess Classic:From 31 March to 9 April 2018, Anand participated in the 5th Grenke Chess Classic. He finished eighth with a score of 3½/9 (+0–2=7). [150] 6th Norway Chess: From 28 May to 7 June, he competed in the sixth edition of Norway Chess, placing fourth with 4½/8 (+2–1=5). [151]