Chess Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
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About Chess
—Attributed to Emanuel Lasker In many countries playing chess is a common pastime, and knowing chess can work as a way to befriend locals. There are many parks with giant chess boards and chess pieces, allowing visitors to play, and a miniature chess board can be carried when travelling. Chess is believed to have originated inIndiabefore the 7th century, where it was originally calledchaturanga. Although no rules of chaturanga survive, the game was so popular that it spread toPersiaby the 7th century, where a local variant known asshatranjdeveloped. The game would subsequently spread from Persia to Europe, where it would eventually evolve into modern chess. While chess has been played worldwide for centuries, it was widely taught in theSoviet Union, and remains a spectator sport in Russia
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