Hello my website is about chess here at Chess.com you can learn everything and anything you need to know about the classic board game, as you may well know, the game is played by two players, who I believe confront themselves in a mind provoking way. The website is designed to help aid users to have a general understanding of some of the basic and complex chess moves available, it aims to teach viewers how to play the game in order for them to excel.
Many researchers say that chess originates from India, due to its similarities to a Hindu game called Chaturanga that has been around just as long. However, there are some that believe it originates from China, 2nd century BC and the word checkmate actually derives from a Persian phrase shah mat, translating into the king is defeated. The game is so lost in its antiquity that no-one really knows where its origins lay.
Chess originated in India in the 6th century. It was called chaturanga, which means literary four divisions of the militar. Another theory is that is started in China around the 2nd century BC. Chess reached Europe and Russia around the 10th century. What we do know is that today Chess Games are held any where, in homes, at clubs, online and by mail either for recreation or in a competition or tournament. The most important aim of the game is to checkmate the opponent's king!
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