15 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT CHESS

CHESS has been described as the ultimate game of cerebral fitness, or at least it was once in a song by Murray Head. The game has perplexed and fascinated mankind ever since it originated in northwest India in the 7th century, before spreading eastward and westward along the Silk Road to the wider world. But where did it originate? And when? And how did it spread to the rest of the world? Here are…

1 of chess takes place between two armies, consisting of a row of 8 pawns in front of a king and queen, each flanked by a bishop, a knight and a rook on a chequered, 8x8 square