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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Connexions LibrarySources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryThe Ancient Game That Saved a Village Palfrey, Jack 2017 The village of Marottichal in India was rife with alcoholism and illicit gambling, but everything changed after one man taught the town to play the ancient game of chess. Chess Wikipedia article Chess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a checkered gameboard with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. Chess is played by millions of people worldwide, both amateurs and pr... Chess endgame Wikipedia article In chess and chess-like games, the endgame (or end game or ending) is the stage of the game when few pieces are left on the board. Chess History Center Notes and features on the history of chess. Chess opening Wikipedia article A chess opening is the group of initial moves of a chess game. Recognized sequences of initial moves are referred to as openings by White, or defenses by Black, but opening is also used as the general... Chess and Sherlock Holmes Winter, Edward 2012 Sherlock Holmes' famous remark ‘Amberley excelled at chess – one mark, Watson, of a scheming mind’ appeared in ‘The Adventure of the Retired Colourman’ in The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes (1927). Elo rating system Wikipedia article A method for calculating the relative skill levels of players in two-player games such as chess. History of chess Wikipedia article The history of chess spans over 1500 years. The earliest predecessor of the game probably originated in India, before the 6th century AD; a minority of historians believe the game originated in China.... World Chess Championship Wikipedia article The World Chess Championship (sometimes abbreviated as WCC) is played to determine the World Champion in chess. |
