Timeline of chess

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This is a timeline of chess.

Contents

[edit] Early history

Further information: History of chess

[edit] 18th Century

[edit] 19th Century

[edit] 20th Century

- Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short break from FIDE to play their world championship match, forming the Professional Chess Association.
  • 1994 -
  • 1995 -
  • 1996 - Deep Blue beats Garry Kasparov in the first game won by a chess-playing computer against a reigning world champion under normal chess tournament conditions. Kasparov recovers to win the match 4–2 (three wins, one loss, two draws).
  • 1997 - Garry Kasparov loses to chess supercomputer Deeper Blue in a controversial rematch (2½–3½).
  • 1998 -
  • 1999 -

[edit] 21st Century

- Vladimir Kramnik successfully defends his title in the Classical World Chess Championship 2004 against Peter Leko.

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

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