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1283 – Alfonso X compiles the Libro de los juegos, with an extensive collection of chess problems. late 13th century – Pawns can now move two ranks on first move. late 14th century – The en passant rule is introduced. 1422 – A manuscript from Kraków sets the rule that stalemate is a draw.
An English Barleycorn-style set A St. George-style set. During the late 18th century and early 19th century, the increased interest in the game of chess, particularly in international play, brought about a renewed demand for a more universal model for chess pieces.
In the 18th century the center of European chess life moved from the Southern European countries to France. The two most important French masters were François-André Danican Philidor , a musician by profession, who discovered the importance of pawns for chess strategy, and later Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais who won a famous series of ...
Dec. 2—HIGH POINT — When most people see a chess set, they see the individual pieces — the king and queen, the bishops, the knights, the rooks and the pawns. When Larry Cates sees a chess ...
Chess pieces envisioned human bodies which were constantly re-imagined and re-interpreted in the medieval period, and the Lewis chess king is fittingly characterised by a beard, hairstyle, and facial features that would not stand out in twelfth-century Norway, the supposed origin point of the set. [23]
18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; 23rd; Subcategories. ... Pages in category "18th century in chess" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.