Timeline of chess

This is a timeline of chess.

Contents

Early history

18th century

19th century

20th century

- Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short break from FIDE to play their world championship match, forming the Professional Chess Association.

21st century

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Henry Davidson, A Short History of Chess, p. 6
  2. ^ Helena M. Gamer: "The Earliest Evidence of Chess in Western Literature: The Einsiedeln Verses", Speculum, Vol. 29, No. 4 (1954), pp. 734-750
  3. ^ Brief notes on the history of chess 1500 chess-poster.com

References