Timeline of chess

This is a timeline of chess.

Early history

18th century

19th century

20th century

– Kasparov and  Nigel Short (England) break from FIDE to play their world championship match, forming the Professional Chess Association (PCA).

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. 734–50
  3. Brief notes on the history of chess 1500 chess-poster.com

References

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