Amazing Facts About Chess - Chessondemand

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Amazing Facts About Chess Chessondemand


Everyone knows that chess is the most intelligent game and we would also like to tell you some of the interesting facts about chess that makes it one of the most popular games

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History of Chess Chess is very different from all other games. It has a broad and distinguished history. It is believed that the origin of chess is from India. Chess was first introduced in the Gupta empire, then it make its way to the west in the 9th century. With time this game has made progress and reach where it is today.Â

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Short and long game The longest chess tournament lasted for 269 steps i.e. 20 hours and 15 minutes. This game ended in a draw. According to the theoretical estimations, the longest game can be 5000 more steps.Â


The queen’s dynamics have been changed many times from the past till now. Very first time queen can only move one piece diagonally, then it changed to moving twoway and then along the road. Then plainly able to move like a rook. Now the queen can move in any direction

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Can you play chess with your eyes closed?

â—Ś People have made records in playing chess with closed eyes. Playing chess with closed eyes is really impressive. Only some people have this talent. It is impressive to see players playing with closed eyes.Â

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BIG CONCEPT

Initially this game is easy to play in blindfold but after few steps it is really difficult to make any move in blindfold.Â

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Opening Tactics

Theory of surface chess goes well with the endless possibilities of best chess openings. Opening means the initial steps of a series to start the game. Opening can be done through many different variations. There are more than one thousand opening methods. You can make many variations in the largest opening method. This helps us to learn more. Opening is an important aspect of chess, it helps a player to decide the future strategy of the game.Â

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COMPUTER CHESS PLAYERS With the evolution of time, now the chess can also be played on computer. A very famous chess player Garry Kasparov who is the world champion and is known as the strongest player in the history of chess was defeated by IBM’s Deep Blue in 1997 in six games. This was the biggest surprise in the world of chess. Then in World Championship 2006, Vladimir Kramnik was defeated by Deep Fritz.Â

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Chess and Your Brain Chess is all about your brain. Many psychologists suggest to play chess in order to improve your mental function. Playing chess allows you to solve complex problems and generate effective thoughts. Some people claim that it helps to improve intelligence but this is a complex topic to be discussed.

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After reading the most interesting facts about chess, I must say that everyone should learn chess.

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Now learning chess becomes so easy that you can learn it online from chess on demand. Here you will learn chess opening game, chess opening tactics, strategies etc. and you will find videos from chess experts which you can buy or rent.

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