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Known as the Royal Game, Chess has
evolved over many centuries as it spread from its place of origin in the
Far East through the Middle East and into Europe.
The current form of
international chess--also known as Western chess or orthodox chess, to
distinguish it from xiangqi (Chinese chess), shogi (Japanese chess), and
other related games--has remained largely unchanged for the past 400 years.
There is evidence that the earliest chess game was invented in China in
204-203 B.C.E. by Han Xin, a military leader, to give his troops something
to do during a winter encampment. |
