0531 = INDIA; Chess introduced into Persia from India during reign of Khusrau Nushirwan. (531-578). E [BW]
0550 = Chaturanga, earliest chess precursor, created in the Punjab. E [BW]
0570 = CHINA; Form of chess being played in China with dice. E [BW]
0570 = FABLES OF PILPAY written for Khusraw I Nushirawan (531-578) E [BW]
0590 = Chatrang was an accepted noble accomplishment. E [BW]
0600 = Chaturanga reaches Persia. E [BW]
0600 = KARNAMAK; 1st reference to chess in literature, the Persian romantic KARNAMAK. E [BW]
0600 = VASAV; Chessmen mentioned in the Sanskrit fantasy romance, Vasavadatta by Subandhu. E [BW]
0606 = SANSKRIT; Chess mentioned in a Sanskrit romance. E [BW]
0610 = Earliest chess pieces identified. E [BW]
0620 = EGYPT; Chess introduced in Egypt. E [BW]
0625 = Chaturanga mentioned in the Sanskrit, Harshacharita, by Bana. E [BW]
0630 = Chatrang (old Persian word for chess) developed from chaturanga. E [BW]
0638 = Islamic conquest of Persia changes chatrang to shatranj. E [BW]
0638 = OMAR; The Caliph Omar sanctions chess among the Islamic people. E [BW]
0640 = Buddhists spread chatrang eastward. E [BW]
0643 = Omar b. al-Khattab, father-in-law of Muhammad, asked if chess was legal. E [BW]
0650 = CHATRANG-NAMAK; Short romance written in Persian, Chatrang-namak, describing chess. E [BW]
0651 = Arabic conquest of Persia completed; shatranj popular. E [BW]
0655 = TALIB; Caliph Ali Ben Abu Talib, son-in-law of Muhammad, disapproves of chess for Muslims. E [BW]
0665 = AL-ASI; Amr ibn al-Asi, Muslim general and conqueror of Egypt died. Chessplayer. E [BW]
0665 = JUBAIR; Sa'id Bin Jubair born. 1st to play blindfold. E [BW]
0680 = CANONS; 50th rule of the canons forbids chess. E [BW]
0685 = Abdal-Malik ibn Marwan reigned. A chessplayer. E [BW]
0690 = JAPAN; Chess prohibited in Japan by the Emperor Jito. E [BW]
0700 = JUBAIR; Sa'id Bin Jubair, a Black judge, plays blindfold chess. E [BW]
0705 = MARWAN; Abdalmalik b. Marwan died. Earliest Umayyad calph associated with chess. E [BW]
0710 = Walid I kills chessplayer when the player purposely played bad against him. E [BW]
0712 = Seville conquered by Arabs. Moorish invaders bring chess to Iberia. E [BW]
0714 = Waldi I died. Killed a chessplayer who avoided beating the caliph. E [BW]
0720 = LITERARY; 1st literary references to chess in Arabic. E [BW]
0725 = Sulaiman ibn Yashar died. Disapproved chess. E [BW]
0728 = AL-FARAZDAQ; Arabic poet al-Farazdaq died. His will mentions pawns of chess. E [BW]
0735 = Living chess introduced in Europe by Charles Martel (688-741). E [BW]
0742 = az-Zuhi died. Great laywer of the Umayyad period and chessplayer. E [BW]
0742 = Hisham ibn Abdal-Malik died. Caliph and chessplayer. E [BW]
0750 = Abbasid caliphs come to power in Baghdad. Document chess. E [BW]
0763 = Harun ar-Rashid born. Abbasid caliph of Islam 786-809. 1st in his dynasty to playt chess. E [BW]
0770 = WOMEN; 1st mention of women chessplayers. E [BW]
0776 = ABDALAZIZ; Poet Abu Hafs Omar ibn Abdalaziz called ash-Shatranji, the chessplayer. E [BW]
0780 = al-Mahdi write a letter to Mecca to give up chess, dice, and archery. E [BW]
0780 = Moorish invaders of Spain introduce chess to Western Europe. E [BW]
0790 = CHESS PIECE; Earliest known chess piece dates to this period. E [BW]
0795 = CHINA; 1st reference to Chinese chess in the HUAN KWAI LU (Book of Marvels). E [BW]
0800 = Al-Rushid, Caliph of Baghdad, 1st caliph to play chess. E [BW]
0800 = Chinese chess (Hsiang ch'i) introduced. E [BW]
0800 = Corr. game by Emperor Nicephorus and Haron Al-Rashid. E [BW]
0800 = Moors bring chess to Spain. Chess reaches Italy. E [BW]
0801 = Charlemagne (742-814) introduced to chess. E [BW]
0802 = Nicephorus of Byzantium writes to al-Rashid about chess. E [BW]
0805 = Ash-shafi'i, famous muslim lawyer, plays blindfold. E [BW]
0808 = AL AMON; Caliph Al Amon of Baghdad protested at being disturbed while playing. E [BW]
0809 = Harun ar-Rashid died. Abbasid caliph of Islam 786-809. 1st in his dynasty to playt chess. E [BW]
0813 = Abdullah al-Mamun, son of Harun ar-Rashid, reigned. Chessplayer. E [BW]
0813 = al-Amin ibn Harun ar-Rashid died. Chessplayer E [BW]
0819 = al-Mamum watched Rabrab, Jabir al-Kufi, and Abdalghaffar al-Ansari play chess in Baghdad. E [BW]
0819 = GM; Caliph Al-Ma'mun gives 4 players the grandmaster title. E [BW]
0820 = RUSSIA; Chess introduced in Russia thru the Caspian-Volga trade route.. E [BW]
0840 = al-Aldi is considered the best chessplayer (aliyat) E [BW]
0840 = BILLAH; 1st chess problem composed by the caliph Billah. E [BW]
0842 = al-Aldi, authors 'a book of chess.' E [BW]
0842 = al-Mutasim ibn Harun ar-Rashid died. Chess problem attributed to him. E [BW]
0845 = ar-Razi defeats al-Aldi in the presence of al-Mutawakki. E [BW]
0849 = Reference to chess in Kashmir Haravijaya (Victory of Siva) by Ratnakara. E [BW]
0850 = Decimal chess invented. Board is 10 x 10. 1st use of dice in chess. E [BW]
0866 = Al-Mutazz was playing chess when the head of his chief arrival was brought to him. E [BW]
0875 = knight tour; 1st reference to knight's tour (turaga) in the Sanskrit Kavyalankara of Rudrata. E [BW]
0880 = AS-SULI; Abu as-Suli b. Author of 1st book on shatranj. E [BW]
0880 = Coordinate notation used in the Arab countries. E [BW]
0892 = al-Mutadid comes to power. Chessplayer. E [BW]
0895 = GREEKS; Chess introduced to the Greeks; call it zatrikion. E [BW]
0900 = EUROPE; Chess introduced into Europe. E [BW]
0900 = INDIA; Chessplayers in india wages their fingers in chess matches. E [BW]
0902 = al-Muktafi reigns; as-Suli is his best chess player. E [BW]
0905 = as-Suli defeats al-Mawardi in front of al-Muktafi. E [BW]
0905 = AS-SULI; Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Yahya as-Suli, historian and top chess player. E [BW]
0910 = al-lajlaj (the stammerer) is the first to publish openings. E [BW]
0920 = Chess pieces are given Persian names. E [BW]
0932 = ar-Radi reigns. Taught chess by as-Suli. E [BW]
0946 = As-Suli died at Basra; strongest shatranj player in Baghdad. E [BW]
0947 = al-Ma'sudi, writes on the history of chess in India and Byzantine chess. E [BW]
0960 = CHINA; Further references of Chinese chess in the sung period. E [BW]
0970 = AL LAJLAJ; Abul Faraj Muhammad ibn Obaidallah, or al Lajlaj (the Stammerer) died. Pupil of as-Suli. E [BW]
0973 = Al-Beruni born. Wrote INDIA, which mentioned chess. E [BW]
0975 = Daqiqi begins the SHAHAMA, national epic of Persia E [BW]
0980 = YACHIA; Rabbi Abu Yachia describes chess in his Hebrew writings. E [BW]
0988 = Ibn an-Nadim writes on a whole succession of leading players and chessbooks. E [BW]
0999 = EINSIEDELIN; Earlist known literary account of chess in Europe, the Einsiedeln Verses, Switzerland. E [BW]
0999 = Versus de scachis is a 98-line poem describing the game & its rules. E [BW]
0818 = ALIYAT; Top players were Jabir al-Kufi, Rabrab, and Abu'n-Na'am. (aliyat) E [BW]
1000 = EUROPE; Chess is widely known throughout Europe. E [BW]
1000 = OTTO II; The daughter of Otto II (955-983) was "won" from a chess match. E [BW]
1000 = RUSSIA; Chess reaches Russia from Byzantium and from the the Vikings. E [BW]
1005 = AL-HAKIM; Chess is banned in Egypt by al-Hakim; and all chess sets were burned. E [BW]
1007 = DAMIANI; Petrus Damiani born. E [BW]
1008.07.28 = ERMENGUAD; 1st written reference to chess in Europe, from a will of Ermengaud I, Count of Urgel. E [BW]
1011 = Firdausi completes Shahnama or Book of Kings. Written in Persian. References to chess. E [BW]
1013 = ENGLAND; Chess brought to England with the Danish invasion. E [BW]
1027 = Canute, King of Denmark and England, learns to play chess from pilgrimmage to Rome. E [BW]
1030 = al-Beruni writes of an Indian form of 4-handed chess and dice. - INDIA E [BW]
1035 = Canute died. E [BW]
1048 = Al-Beruni died. Wrote INDIA which mentioned chess. E [BW]
1050 = GERMAN; Earliest reference of chess in the German literature, the Latin epic Ruodlieb. E [BW]
1055 = POEM; Chess poem, Ludus scacorum or Elgia de Ludo Scachorum, written. E [BW]
1058 = al-Mawardi died. Wrote about chess. E [BW]
1060 = William the Conqueror breaks board over head of Prince of France. E [BW]
1061.12 = DAMIANI; Cardinal Damiani of Ostin forbids the clergy to play chess. E [BW]
1066 = BRITIAN; Chess introduced into Britain. E [BW]
1070 = al-mutamid, Morrish king, regarded as a chess patron. E [BW]
1072 = Damiani died. E [BW]
1078 = ALFONSO; King Alfonso VI of Castile played chess with B. Ammar. E [BW]
1078 = Seville was spared from siege due to a chess game. E [BW]
1080 = Normans name the financial departments exchequer. E [BW]
1081 = ALEXIUS; Emperor Alexius I comes to power. Plays chess with his court. E [BW]
1082 = PERSIA; Regulations of chess in persia are published. E [BW]
1089 = Jayyash leads revolt after disguising himself as indian chessplayer. E [BW]
1090 = Boards with alternating light and dark squares are introduced. E [BW]
1092 = IBN-EZRA; Abraham Ben Ibn-Ezra b. in Tudela, Spain. Author of Hebrew chess works. E [BW]
1093 = CHURCH; Chess is condemned by the eastern orthodox church. E [BW]
1097 = FRENCH; 1st French reference to chess. E [BW]
1098 = KARBUGA; Turkish General Karbuga was playing chess during the siege of Antioch. E [BW]
1100 = Abu 'l-Fath Ahmad as-Sinjari writes chess manuscript containing 287 mansubat. E [BW]
1100 = Chess becomes accepted as a regular featue of noble life. E [BW]
1100 = EUROPE; 1st Central European reference to chess. E [BW]
1100 = POLAND; Chess introduced in Poland. E [BW]
1100 = ROLAND; The French Carolingian epic, Song of Roland, mentions chess. E [BW]
1100 = Shogi played in Japan. E [BW]
1105 = KHAYYAM; Omar Khayyam writes the 'rubaiyat,' using a chess game. E [BW]
1106 = Exchequer at Westminster created; referred to as the scaccarium or chessboard. E [BW]
1106 = Henry I allowed his brother Robert, Duke of Nomandy, to play chess while imprisoned for 28 years. E [BW]
1106 = KNIGHTLY; Chess included in a list of knightly accomplishments by Petro Alfonsi. E [BW]
1108 = ar-Raghib died. Wrote that the Medinese refused to give their daughters in marriage to chessplayers. E [BW]
1110 = ZONARES; John Zonares, Eastern Church monk, excommunicated chessplayers. E [BW]
1112 = Dauphin throws chess pieces at King Henry I after losing. E [BW]
1115 = BYZANTINE; The emperor of the Byzantine empire is a chess addict. E [BW]
1119 = CORRES; 1st corr game: Henry I (1068-1135) of England & Louis VI (1081-1137). E [BW]
1120 = LEWIS; Oldest known chess set, the Lewis chessmen, from this period. E [BW]
1123 = Kyayyam wrote the RUBAIYAT with chess references E [BW]
1125 = BYZANTINE; Chess is banned in some byzantine churches. E [BW]
1128 = St. Bernard (1090-1153) forbids the knights templars from chess. E [BW]
1130 = Draughts, a variant of chess, invented in the south of France using backgammon pieces. E [BW]
1140 = Al-Mubarak writes Arabic manuscript for Abd-al-Hamid (AH manuscript) E [BW]
1140 = IBN-EZRA; 1st chess poems in Hebrew, by Ibn-Ezra. E [BW]
1140 = QUEEN'S LEAP; The fers's (queen')s leap is introduced in Spain by Ibn-Ezra. E [BW]
1144 = Hyde Abbey, Winchester, destroyed by fire. Chessmen from King Cnut. E [BW]
1148 = Alexiad of Anna Comnena mentions Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus playing chess. E [BW]
1150 = Draughts (checkers) started in France. E [BW]
1150 = LEWIS; Bone chessmen were being made. Lewis chessmen dated here. E [BW]
1157 = DANISH; A danish king saved himself by using a chessboard as a shield. E [BW]
1167 = IBN-EZRA; Abraham Ibn-Ezra died in London. Wrote several Hebrew works on chess. E [BW]
1167 = SPAIN; Earliest spanish reference to chess. E [BW]
1173 = ALGEBRAIC; A French manuscript uses algebraic notation. E [BW]
1180 = BRITISH; 1st British reference to chess, by a Winchester monk. E [BW]
1189 = PROBLEMS; 1st European reference to chess problems, by Gerald of Wales. E [BW]
1190 = Neckam condemns chess for being frivolous. E [BW]
1190 = NECKAM; Alexander Neckam devotes a chapter to chess in his treatise, On the Nature of Things. E [BW]
1190 = RICHARD I; King Richard I (1157-99) learns chess while on the crusades. E [BW]
1195 = MAIMONIDES; The rabbi Maimonides includes chess among the forbidden games. E [BW]
1197 = Abbot of Persigny writes to Countess of Perche warning her against chess. E [BW]
1199 = LACKLAND; John Lackland, King of England, was a keen chess player. E [BW]
1200 = Courier chess, played on a 12x8 board, introduced. E [BW]
1200 = Great chess, played on a 100 square board, introduced. E [BW]
1208 = SULLY; The bishop of Paris, Odo Sully, bans chess from the clergy. E [BW]
1210 = Morality of chess according to Pope Innocent III (1160-1216) written. E [BW]
1212 = Ferrand of Portugal hit his wife Jeanne over a game of chess. E [BW]
1213 = JOHN; King John was playing chess when his deputies from Rouen arrived to ask for his help against King Augustus. E [BW]
1217 = KHAN; Hulagu Khan, grandson of Genghis Khan, born. E [BW]
1220 = DICE; Chess is no longer played with dice to determine moves. E [BW]
1221 = Arabic manuscript (V) E [BW]
1230 = Astronomical chess introduced. E [BW]
1230 = Icelandic ST OLAF'S SAGA contains a chess incident. 1st appearance of chess in the Norse lands. E [BW]
1240 = FORBID; Chess forbidden to the clergy in Worcester, England. E [BW]
1242 = Al-Mustasim, Abbasid caliph, reigned E [BW]
1250 = ? Cessole, Jacopo da, (Cessolis), born in Italy. Author of the most famous of chess moralities. E [BW]
1250 = DENMARK; The king of Denmark was captured while playing chess. E [BW]
1250 = LOUIX; King Louis IX (1214-1270) receives a fine chess set from Aladdin. E [BW]
1250 = Mabinogion, Welsh epic, attains written form. Chess mentioned. E [BW]
1250 = VETULA; Latin verse romance, the Vetula, by Richard de Fournival. Mentions chess. E [BW]
1252 = JOHN; THE INNOCENT MORALITY chess allegory written by John of Wales. E [BW]
1254.08.16 = Court case about a chessplayer who stabbed his opponent to death. E [BW]
1254.12 = St Louis IX of France restricts chess to laymen. E [BW]
1255.05.08 = FRANCE; Provincial Council of Beziers in France forbids chess. E [BW]
1257 = Arabic manuscript now in British museum (BM manuscript) E [BW]
1258 = ABBASID; end of Abbasid caliphs. E [BW]
1258 = Al-Mustasim put to death by invading Mongols. E [BW]
1258 = Mongols sacked Baghdad. E [BW]
1260 = HENRY; King Henry III (1207-72) instructs the clergy to leave chess alone. E [BW]
1262 = Russian word for chess (shakmatny) is introduced. E [BW]
1264 = Quarrel over chess game; man stabs woman to death. E [BW]
1265 = Buzecca played 2 games blindfold, 1 OTB (+2=1) in Florence. E [BW]
1265 = KHAN; Hulagu Khan died. E [BW]
1268 = Conradon was playing chess in prison before being executed. E [BW]
1271 = DALMATION; Ruling dalmation towns of Yugoslavia was determined by a chess match. E [BW]
1273 = Cotton MS is the earliest English collection of chess problems. E [BW]
1275 = Cessole writes the most important of all moralities and most copied. E [BW]
1275 = PAWN; Option of pawn double move on the 1st move introduced in Italy. E [BW]
1279 = Chinese introduce new pieces to Chinese chess (siang ki) E [BW]
1283 = Alfonso manuscript completed. Compiled for Alfonso X, Castile King. Called Libro del Acedrex. E [BW]
1283 = Alfonso manuscript prescribed the use of a checkered board. E [BW]
1283 = Dice chess explained by King Alfonso X in his manuscript. E [BW]
1290 = Lombard lawyer, Guido de Baysio, formulate rules to govern chess. E [BW]
1291 = PECKMAN; The Archbishop of Cantebury, John Peckman, forbids chess. E [BW]
1295 = BONUS SOCIUS is 1st European MS using a coordinate notation. E [BW]
1295 = Bonus Socius, 1st compilation of chess problems, written in Lombardy. E [BW]
1299 = Priests were forbidden from playing chess. E [BW]
1300 = Cessole writes 'Book of the customs of men and the duties of nobles'. Chess morales. (liber de moribus) E [BW]
1300 = Gesta Romanorum, a chess morality compiled in England, written. E [BW]
1309 = HUGO; Ponce Hugo, Count of Ampurias, donates chessmen to the cathedral of Gerona. E [BW]
1310 = FORBID; Chess forbidden to the clergy in Germany (Council of Trier). E [BW]
1317 = Cessole in charge of the inquisition in Genoa. E [BW]
1320 = CARDS; Playing cards introduced. E [BW]
1322 = KALONYMOS; Jewish rabbi, Kalonymos Ben Kalonymos, condemns chess in his Eben Hohan. E [BW]
1323 = CHATRANG-NAMAK written; oldest of Pahlawi works E [BW]
1328 = ibn Taimiya (a Hanabalite) says chess can be played, but not for money. E [BW]
1329 = FORBID; Synod of Wurzburg, Germany forbids chess. E [BW]
1330 = Citadel chess invented. Extra square at each corner. E [BW]
1331 = al-jami plays 2 games blindfolded and a 3rd, simultaneously. E [BW]
1335 = Robert, King of Hungary, sent John, King of Bohemia, a chess set. E [BW]
1336 = Timur born. Mongol ruler and chess enthusiast, E [BW]
1337 = Ammenhausen writes about courier chess. E [BW]
1340 = persian 'treasury of sciences' includes 3 chapters on chess. E [BW]
1347 = CESSOLIS; 1st translation of the Cessolis morality into French. E [BW]
1350 = Margiolano of Florence is recognized as the leading blindfold player. E [BW]
1360 = Les Amoureux Eschecs written. Best example of romantic allegory. E [BW]
1369 = Chaucer (1343-1400) writes about chess in his poem The Book of the Duchess. E [BW]
1370 = Arabic manuscript written; belonged to Sultan of Egypt; in Cairo; (C manuscript) E [BW]
1370 = ARRANGEMENT; Earlist known chess puzzle called arrangement. E [BW]
1370 = GREGORY; Pope Gregory xi (1329-1378) is an avid chessplayer. E [BW]
1374 = Timur names his son shah-rukh after playing chess E [BW]
1375 = Charles V (1337-80) of France prohibits chess. E [BW]
1380 = William of Wykeleham, founder of Oxford, forbids chess. E [BW]
1390.10.10 = John I of Aragon requested a board and set at his lodging in Valencia. E [BW]
1391 = Charles D'Orleans b. Chess player and father of Louis XII. E [BW]
1391 = Orleans, Charles d' born. French prince and chessplyer. E [BW]
1392 = Charles VI (1368-1422) forbids chess. E [BW]
1397.02.05 = Louis, Duke of Orleans, purchased an elaborate chessboard. E [BW]
1405 = TIMUR; Mongol emperor Timur died. E [BW]
1407 = Louis, Duke of Orleans, died. Chessplayer. E [BW]
1408 = MOHAMMED; The Sultan Mohammed plays live chess in Grenada, Spain. E [BW]
1410 = Martin of Aragon is an avid collector of chess sets and books. E [BW]
1412 = LYDGATE; John Lydgate wrote Reson and sensuallyte, a romantic allegory. E [BW]
1416 = Jews of Forli banned all games of chance except chess. E [BW]
1420 = German king abandons the prohibition of chess. E [BW]
1422 = Cracow manuscript states that stalemate is a draw. E [BW]
1422 = Cracow poem attributes the invention of chess to Ulysses. E [BW]
1425 = ROYAL; 1st reference to chess as 'the royal game' in Lydgates translation. E [BW]
1430 = Charles VII (1403-61), King of France, is a chess addict. E [BW]
1433 = Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, born. Strong chessplayer. E [BW]
1437 = JAMES I; King James I of Scotland was playing chess when he was murdered. E [BW]
1440 = CIVIS BONONIAI, collection of chess problems, incorporated in Florentine manuscript. E [BW]
1446 = Arabic manuscript (Man.) E [BW]
1450 = Arabic manuscript (H) E [BW]
1450 = PROBLEM; Custom of attaching to each problem an author. E [BW]
1454 = CIVIS; Best copy of Civis Bononiae's manuscript made. Now in Modena. E [BW]
1454 = Living chess played in Morostica, Italy for the hand of a lady. E [BW]
1457.05 = Charles, Duke of Orleans, wins a rare chess manuscript. E [BW]
1460 = Charles the Bold (1433-77) considered the best player of his time. E [BW]
1464 = statute included chessmen in a list of goods which were no onger to be imported. E [BW]
1465 = Charles D'Orleans d. Chess player and father of Louis XII. E [BW]
1465 = Orleans, Charles d' died. French prince and chessplyer. E [BW]
1467 = BALLET; Colonna's Hypnerotomachia Poliphili describes chess balet. E [BW]
1470 = INNOCENT MORALITY published. 1st printed reference to chess. E [BW]
1471 = Gottingen manuscript published. 1st work devoted to modern chess. E [BW]
1472 = HARDBACK; 1st hardback book dealing with chess published. E [BW]
1472 = MORALITY; 1st printing of the Gesta Romanorum morality, in Latin. E [BW]
1474 = Caxton (1422-1491) publishes 'the game and playe of chesse.' E [BW]
1474.12 = Gottingen manuscript in the hands of King Alfonso V of Portugal. E [BW]
1475 = CHESS; Beginning of modern chess starts in southern Europe. E [BW]
1475 = Fers replaced by the queen and the aufin replaced by the bishop. E [BW]
1476 = CHARLES; At Louvaine, Charles the Bold forbids cards & dice, but not chess. E [BW]
1477 = Charles the Bold died. E [BW]
1480 = ? Damiano, Pedro born in Odemira, Portugal. Wrote 1st chess book in Italian. E [BW]
1485 = GAME; 1st known modern chess game recorded. E [BW]
1490 = En passant is introduced. E [BW]
1490 = PAINTING; 1st chess painting 'the chess players,' by a Venetian artist. E [BW]
1490 = VIDA; Marco Girolamo Vida born. E [BW]
1492 = Ferdinand played chess while Columbus negotiated. E [BW]
1495 = BOOK; 1st practical chess book printed, by the Catalan Vicent treatise on openings. E [BW]
1495 = INQUISITION; During the Inquisition, living chess was played. E [BW]
1495 = Vicent publishes his Catalan chess book, 1st practical chess book to be printed. E [BW]
1496 = BOOK; Oldest surviving book dealing with practical play printed by Lucena; Repeticion de Amores. E [BW]
1497 = Lucena writes 1st printed book on chess playing; dedicated to Prince Juan. E [BW]
1498 = Mennel presents manuscript to Emperor Maximilian I that chess is a game of skill. E [BW]
1500 = FIRDEWSI; World's longest poem, by Firdewsi, recounts how chess was invented. E [BW]
1500 = JEWS; Chess becomes a recognized pastime for Jews on the Sabbath. E [BW]
1500 = SCACHS; The Catalan Scachs d'amor chess poem written. E [BW]
1503 = Arabic manuscript (F) E [BW]
1503 = Firdewsi completes a chess book which includes Dilaram's mate. E [BW]
1509 = JAVA; 1st Portuguese expedition off Malacca. The Javans recognized chess E [BW]
1510 = Vida writes his poem, Scacchia Ludus, the 1st mention of a goddess of chess. E [BW]
1512 = BOOK; 1st chess book to be published in Italy, by Damiano in Rome. 2nd extant chess book. E [BW]
1512 = Damiano doesn't mention medieval chess. E [BW]
1512 = Damiano says chess was invented by Xerxes (Axedrez is Sp for chess). E [BW]
1512 = Manuscript copied by Guarini at Rome was last Italian collection of medieval chess. E [BW]
1513 = Vida writes chess poem Scacchia Ludus. E [BW]
1516 = CASTIGLIONE; Book of the Courtier written by Castiglione. Mentions chess. E [BW]
1518 = DAMIANO; 2nd printing of Damiano's book, Questo libro, printed in Rome. E [BW]
1520 = LEYDEN; Lucas von Leyden paints THE CHESSPLAYERS, showing Courier chess. E [BW]
1522 = VASSILI; Clergy ordered not to play chess by Vassili III. E [BW]
1524 = DAMIANO; 3rd printing of Damiano's book. E [BW]
1525 = SCACCHORUM; Unauthorized version of SCACCHORUM LIBER published in Florence. E [BW]
1525 = VIDA; Scacchia ludus by Vida published in Lyons; pirate version. E [BW]
1527 = Vida published SCACCHIA LUDUS, a famous poem on chess, Rome. E [BW]
1528 = Boi, Paolo born in Syracuse, Italy. 16th century leading player. E [BW]
1530 = Ruy Lopez b. in Zafra, Spain. Spanish priest & leading player. E [BW]
1533 = Atahualpa, inca emperor of peru, imprisoned and learns chess. E [BW]
1535 = ? Ceron, Alfonso born in Granada. E [BW]
1536 = Egenolff publishes updated SCHACHZABEL by Mennel in Franfort. E [BW]
1536 = Egenolff; Cessole morality by Egenolff at Franfurt mentions new chess. E [BW]
1537 = French pamphlet containing medieval chess problems; last medieval reference. E [BW]
1542 = LEONARDO; Giovanni Leonardo born in Calaria. Nicknamed Il Puttino (The Boy). E [BW]
1544 = Damiano, Pedro died in Portugal. Wrote 1st chess book in Italian. E [BW]
1548 = POLERIO; Giulio Polerio born in Lanciano, Italy. E [BW]
1549 = Boi defeats Pope Paul III in a chess match. E [BW]
1549 = Valladolid; Cessole's morality published at Valladolid. Last Spanish version. E [BW]
1550 = Arabic manuscript (Q) E [BW]
1550 = Arabic manuscript (RAS) E [BW]
1550 = CLUB; 1st chess club, organized in Italy. E [BW]
1550 = SYLVESTER; Protohierarch Sylvester denounces chess. E [BW]
1550 = Valdiviesco, Don Antonio de, Bishop of Nicaragua, assassinated while playing chess in his palace at Leon. E [BW]
1551 = Cessole's morality in dutch published at Louvain the last version. E [BW]
1551 = Ivan IV of Russia bans chess. Civil code called Hundred Chapters. E [BW]
1555 = Castling is introduced. E [BW]
1560 = DAMIANO; French version of Damiano's book published in Paris by Gruget. E [BW]
1560 = Ruy Lopez visits Rome and defeats all the players. E [BW]
1561 = CASTLING; Last time castling was 2 separate moves. E [BW]
1561 = Ruy Lopez proposes the 50-move rule to claim a draw. E [BW]
1561 = Ruy Lopez writes his book on chess. Introduces the word gambit. (Alcala, 1561) E [BW]
1562 = BOOK; 1st instructional book, Damiano translation, published in London. E [BW]
1562 = St Teresa, a Spanish reformer, includes chess in her writings. E [BW]
1564 = Damiano's book reprinted in Venice. E [BW]
1565 = ? MANTIA; Orazio Gianutio Della Mantia, chess author, born in Turin. E [BW]
1566 = VIDA; Marcus Vida died. Chess poet and Bishop of Alba. E [BW]
1569 = Damianio's book reprinted in English. E [BW]
1570 = ? Gianutto della Mantia, Horatio born in Italy. Author of Italian chess book. E [BW]
1570 = SALVIO; Alessandro Salvio b. Neapolitan author. Best analyst of his time. E [BW]
1571 = Arabic manuscript (S) E [BW]
1572 = Ruy lopez defeats several eminent players in Rome. E [BW]
1573.07.12 = Carrera, Pietro born in Militello, Sicily. Player and author. E [BW]
1574 = Boi and Leonardo beat Lopez and Ceron in presence of King Phillip II. E [BW]
1574 = Polerio records the important opening variations of his time. E [BW]
1574 = TOURNAMENT; 1st documented chess competion, played in Madrid. E [BW]
1575 = Arabic manuscript (R) E [BW]
1575 = Leonardo beats Ruy Lopez in Madrid. E [BW]
1575 = PLAGUE; After the Plaque of Cremona, all games except chess were banned. E [BW]
1575.08.22 = BOI; King of Spain writes letter of recommendation for Boi. E [BW]
1576 = Boi taken prisoner, but wins his freedom playing chess. E [BW]
1579 = Selenus, Gustavus born. E [BW]
1579 = Sukaikir is the last write on the older muslim game of chess. E [BW]
1579.04.10 = August der Jungere, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (Gustavus Selenus) born in Dannenberg, Germany. E [BW]
1580 = Catherine de Medici of France is a keen chess player. E [BW]
1580 = Ruy lopez died. E [BW]
1581 = RUSSIA; Letter from Poland says that Russians are strong players. E [BW]
1581 = Wilcox writes A Glasse for Gamesters, defending chess. E [BW]
1583 = Actius writes that chess is a game of skill, not gambling. E [BW]
1583 = QUEEN; Italian lawyer recommends notifying player when queen is attacked. E [BW]
1584 = Ivan the Terrible dies while starting a game of chess. E [BW]
1584 = Lopez's book translated into Italian by Tarsia and published in Venice. E [BW]
1584 = Polerio writes about Lopez, Boi, and Leonardo from Madrid. E [BW]
1586 = Leonardo poisoned. E [BW]
1587 = SHOGI; Japanese chess (shogi) played E [BW]
1590 = Polerio plays the 1st recorded King's Gambit. E [BW]
1590 = Polerio's manuscript mentions Caro Kann and Greco Counter Gambit. E [BW]
1590 = Russian book on regulations forbade chess in Russia. E [BW]
1594 = Poleriop dedicates chess treatise to duke of Sora. E [BW]
1597 = Book published by Gianutio dealing with openings and problems. Published in Turin. E [BW]
1597 = VIDA; 1st English version of Vida's Scacchia ludus. E [BW]
1598 = Boi, Paolo poisoned in Naples, Italy and died. E [BW]
1598 = James VI of Scotland writes Basilikon Doron and mentions chess. E [BW]
1600 = Castling established as a single move; still regional variations. E [BW]
1600 = Greco, Gioacchino born in Celico, Italy. Great 17th century Italian player. E [BW]
1600 = Nilakantha writes the BHAGAVANTABHASKARA, which has a chess section E [BW]
1600 = PRO; Appearance of professional players who made their living at chess. E [BW]
1600 = Stalemate in England is a win for the side whose King is stalemated E [BW]
1604 = Salvio publishes the 1st comprehensive chess book, in Naples; Trattato. E [BW]
1605 = Ohashi-Sokei appointed chief shogi player in Japan. E [BW]
1612 = Arabic manuscript (Y) E [BW]
1612 = Buoncompagno, Duke of Sora and illegitimate son of Pope Gregory XIII, leading Italian chess patron. E [BW]
1612 = Polerio died. E [BW]
1612 = Salvio wrote a chess tragedy in verse (La Scaccaide). E [BW]
1613 = SHAKESPEARE; Chess on stage in Shakespeare's The Tempest (Miranda playing Ferdinand). E [BW]
1614 = Don Quixote published; refers to chess. E [BW]
1614 = SAUL; Arthur Saul's FAMOUS GAME OF CHESSE PLAY published. Thought Xerxes invented chess. E [BW]
1614 = Stalemate was a loss according to A. Saul of England. E [BW]
1616 = Selenius publishes the earliest German book on openings, in Leipzig. (Lopez's book) E [BW]
1617 = Carrera prints a book on all aspects of chess (Gioco Degli Scacchi). E [BW]
1617 = Carrera suggests enlarging the chessboard to 10 x 8. E [BW]
1617 = Carrera suggests new piece, the champion (combines rook and knight). E [BW]
1619 = Greco compiles a manuscript on openings to a patron in Rome. E [BW]
1620 = CASTLING; Modern version of castling established in France. E [BW]
1621 = Burton writes Anatomy of Melancholy and mentions chess. E [BW]
1621 = Greco wins 5,000 crowns at the Court of the Duke of Lorraine, Paris. E [BW]
1622 = Greco went to London where he was robbed of his 5,000 crowns. E [BW]
1622 = PLAY; Chess used in a play caled THE SPANISH CURATE. E [BW]
1623 = Greco began the practice of giving complete games. E [BW]
1623 = Greco presents chess manuscript to Nicholas Montstephen. E [BW]
1624 = Greco defeats all opponents at the court of Philip IV. E [BW]
1624 = Middleton's play suppressed by James I & Middleton went to prison. E [BW]
1624 = PLAY; A play, "A Game of Chess" by Thomas Middleton, written. Anti-Spanish. E [BW]
1625 = History of St Demys Abbey saying Charlegmane gave them a chess set. E [BW]
1630 = Charles I is a chess addict, spending all his time at chess. E [BW]
1633 = Ecclesiastical lawyers declare chess as legal. E [BW]
1634 = Greco, Gioacchino died in the West Indies; strongest player of his day. E [BW]
1634 = Salvio publishes an account of Leonardo da Cutri, IL PUTTINO. E [BW]
1634 = Salvio republishes his Trattato; attacked Carrera. E [BW]
1634 = Salvio starts a chess academy in Naples. E [BW]
1635 = Louis XIII was a chess addict. E [BW]
1636.06.29 = Hyde, Thomas, chess historian, born in Billingsley, England. E [BW]
1640 = CASTLING; Modern version of castling established in England. E [BW]
1640 = CHARLES; King Charles I of England is a keen chessplayer. E [BW]
1640 = MATE; 1st mention of Scholar's mate in 2nd edition of Saul's chess book. E [BW]
1640 = Salvio died. E [BW]
1641 = AMERICA; 1st mention of chess in America, in a history of Dutch settlers. E [BW]
1643 = Civil War pamphlet called The Game at Chess published. E [BW]
1647 = Charles I was playing chess when the Scots surrendered. E [BW]
1647.09.18 = Carrera, Pietro died in Messina, Italy. Sicilian historian & antiquarian. E [BW]
1649 = ALEXEI; The Tsar Alexei punished chessplayers by whipping and prison. E [BW]
1650 = CORRES; Venetian merchant conducts a corr. game against Slovenia player. E [BW]
1651.05.13 = STROBECK; Frederick William I of Prussia gives chess board to town of Strobeck. E [BW]
1652 = COFFEE HOUSE; 1st coffee house opened in London. Chess was played there. E [BW]
1654 = Cunningham, Alexander born in Scotland. Diplomat and historian. Cunningham gambit. E [BW]
1655 = Cunningham, Alexander born in Scotland. Classical scholar. E [BW]
1656 = BEALE; ROYALL GAME OF CHESS PLAYE, by Beale, 1st published smothered mate. E [BW]
1656 = GRECO; Earliest edition of Greco's work published, in English. E [BW]
1658 = Khalifa writes Arabic bibliography; has catalog of chess books E [BW]
1660 = JEHAN; The Shah Jehan builds a chess palace. E [BW]
1663.04.23 = TSAR; Chess sets presented to the Tsar. E [BW]
1665 = ABU; Earlist dating of Abu 'l-fath manuscript. E [BW]
1666 = Selenus died. E [BW]
1666.09.17 = August der Jungere, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (Gustavus Selenus) died in Wolfenbuttel, Germany. E [BW]
1667 = SACCHERI; Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri born. Played 3 games blindfold. E [BW]
1669 = Greco's manuscripts published in Paris. E [BW]
1669 = MIKHAILOVITCH; Tsar Alexei Mikhailovitch orders 10 sets of chessmen. E [BW]
1670 = Cafe de la Regence opened in Paris. Closed in 1916. E [BW]
1672 = BOOK; Next English book since 1656, a re-issue of Saul and Barbier. E [BW]
1675 = Leibniz, the german philosopher, played chess. E [BW]
1680 = ACADEMY; A chess academy was conducted at Fountainbleau. E [BW]
1683 = Piacenza writes book describing flank openings as fianchetti. E [BW]
1685 = RUSSIA; Muscovite embassy to Louis XIV defeated French players in Paris. E [BW]
1686 = Tsar liberates man from confinement whose crime was playing chess and swearing. E [BW]
1687 = SIAM; 1st account of chess in Siam by La Loubere, envoy to Louis XIV E [BW]
1689 = Peter the Great born. E [BW]
1690 = ASPERLING; 'Traite de Lausanne' written by B. Asperling. E [BW]
1690 = Books on the origin of chess published in Naples by Marco Severino. E [BW]
1690 = KING'S LEAP; The medieval's king leap makes its last appearance in the 'Traite'. E [BW]
1690 = OPENINGS; 1st time openings are classified in an orderly way. E [BW]
1692 = Slaughter's coffee house in London founded for chessplayers. E [BW]
1694 = Hyde publishes the 1st scholarly attempt of oriental chess origins, De Ludis Orientalibus. E [BW]
1695 = ? Bertin, Joseph born at Castelmoron-sur-Lot. Chess author. E [BW]
1697 = Herbelot's BIBLIOTHEQUE ORIENTALE, gives some chess history. E [BW]
1698 = GENTIL; TRAITE DES LAUSANNE by Gentil published. 1st appearance of QGCG. E [BW]
1698 = LOLLI; Giambattista Lolli born in Nonantola. Chess author. E [BW]
1700 = Payagunda writes CHATURANGAVINODA (The Game of Chess) E [BW]
1700 = Peter the Great cancels a ban on chess. E [BW]
1700 = Slaugter's Coffee House was center of London until 1770. E [BW]
1702 = LEGAL; M. de Kermar, Sire de Legal, born. Philidor's teacher. E [BW]
1702.02.18 = Hyde, Thomas died in Oxford, England. Oriental scholar. Establised Indian origin of chess. E [BW]
1705 = Liebniz takes interest in chess. E [BW]
1705 = STAMMA; Phillip Stamma born. Chess player from Aleppo. Interpreter of Oriental languages. E [BW]
1706 = CAZE; M. Caze writes an unpublished manuscript on the King's Gambit. E [BW]
1706 = FRANKLIN; Benjamin Franklin born. Wrote 'Morals of chess'. E [BW]
1707 = Cunningham, Alexander originates the Bertin Gambit, published by Bertin in 1735. E [BW]
1709 = Charles XII, King of Sweden, plays chess. E [BW]
1711 = PROHIBITED; chess is prohibitted in Frankfort for 14 years after the Great Fire. E [BW]
1715 = CLUB; 1st chess club in England at Slaughter's in London. E [BW]
1715 = Cozio, Carlo born in Italy. Count of Montiglio and chess author. E [BW]
1718 = Charles XII died. King of Sweden who played chess. E [BW]
1718 = del Rio, Ercole born in Guiglia, Italy. Author. E [BW]
1718 = Grotto beat English Admiral Byng in Naples. E [BW]
1718 = RIO; Domenico del Rio, the anonymous modenese, born. E [BW]
1719 = Feret, in a paper to the French Academy, supports Indian origin of chess. E [BW]
1719.11.09 = PONZIANI; Domenico Ponziani born in Modena, Italy. Prof. of Civil Law, Canon of the Cathedral, vicar. E [BW]
1722 = Three-handed chess and board invented by Marinelli in Naples. E [BW]
1723 = GROTTO; D. Scipone del Grotto died. Leading player of Naples. Priest from Salerno. E [BW]
1723 = Sicilian Defense played in Naples by Severino. E [BW]
1726.09.07 = Philidor born at Dreux near Paris. 18th century master. Wrote 23 operas. E [BW]
1728 = BEUMONT; Charles Chevalier d'Eon de Beumont born. Fr. diplomat & chessplayer. E [BW]
1728 = Eon de Beaumont, Charles born. (d'eon) Transvestite. E [BW]
1730.12 = Cunningham, Alexander died at the Hague. Classical scholar. E [BW]
1733 = Rousseau becomes interested in chess. Writes about it in his Confessions. E [BW]
1733.09.15 = Short Essay on the Game of Chess appears in the Craftsman. E [BW]
1734 = KEMPELEN; Wolfgang von Kempelen, inventor of the first automaton, born. E [BW]
1735 = BERTIN; THE NOBLE GAME OF CHESS by Bertin is 1st worthwhile English book. E [BW]
1736 = ? Bertin, Joseph died. Author of THE NOBLE GAME OF CHESS. E [BW]
1736 = Philidor learns how to play chess. E [BW]
1736.12.19 = Bruhl, John (Hans) born in Wiederau, Germany. Gave support to Philidor. Minister of Saxony. E [BW]
1737 = Cunningham, Alexander died in London; Diplomat and historian. Cunningham gambit. E [BW]
1737 = Stamma publishes a chess book in Paris. 1st book using standard notation. Essai. (Murray, 847) E [BW]
1738 = Philidor writes opera, performed at Versailles. E [BW]
1740 = Legall teaches chess to Philidor. Legal starts with Rook odds. E [BW]
1740 = Philidor leave choir of Chapel Royal. E [BW]
1741 = Stamma's book published in French at The Hague. E [BW]
1742 = Rousseau meets Legal and Philidor at the Cafe Maugis. E [BW]
1743 = BOARD; Chess played on a board 14 by 10 in London. Invented by the Duke of Rutland. E [BW]
1743 = Philidor and Legal playing on even level. E [BW]
1744 = Philidor plays 2 opponents blindfold in Paris at age 18. E [BW]
1745 = Atwood, George born in England. Played many games with Philidor. Distinguished mathematician. E [BW]
1745 = HOYLE; 1st edition of Hoyles games published, with a chess section. E [BW]
1745 = Stamma publishes 'the noble game of chess' in algebraic notation. Published in London. E [BW]
1745.12 = Philidor earns a living by teaching and playing chess at The Hague. E [BW]
1746 = JONES; Sir William Jones born. Translated 1st Sanskrit reference to chess E [BW]
1746.02.15 = Heinse, Wilhelm born in Ilmenau, Germany. Wrote about Anastasia's mate. E [BW]
1747 = Philidor defeats Stamma in a match at Slaughter's in London. 10 games. E [BW]
1747 = Philidor visits England under the auspices of Sir Janssen, strongest English player. E [BW]
1747 = Twiss, Richard born. Chess author. E [BW]
1748 = Philidor introduces the modern rule of numbering each move and its reply with the same number. E [BW]
1748 = Philidor writes L'ANALYSE DU JEU DES ESCHECS. Lord Sandwich orders 10 copies. E [BW]
1748 = Stein, Elias born. Chess tutor of Dutch royalty. E [BW]
1748 = Voltaire and Emperor Frederick II of Prussia play chess. E [BW]
1749 = Philidor publishes ANALYZE DES ESCHECS in London, most important chess book to date. E [BW]
1750 = Arabic manuscript (Z) E [BW]
1750 = Del Rio publishes a chess book. 1st on the Scotch opening. E [BW]
1750 = GRECO; CHESS MADE EASY, an English edition of Greco's work, published. E [BW]
1750 = king leap ended in Spain and Portugal. E [BW]
1750 = Legal's mate introduced by Legal against Saint Brie. E [BW]
1750 = Philidor gives chess exhibitions for Frederick the Great. E [BW]
1750 = Philidor plays 3 games blindfold in Berlin, winning all 3. E [BW]
1750 = PHILIDOR; English editon of Philidor's book published. Called Chess Analyzed. E [BW]
1751 = Philidor plays 3 blindfold games simultaneously in Berlin. E [BW]
1752 = Chess manuscript presented to Gottingen University by F. Borner. E [BW]
1754 = Battilor, Stefano died. E [BW]
1754.09 = Philidor returns to France after an absence of 9 years. E [BW]
1755 = Article on chess in Diderot's ENCYCLOPEDIE. E [BW]
1755 = Philidor defeats Legall in France at the Cafe de la Regence. E [BW]
1755 = Stamma died. E [BW]
1760 = Rousseau plays Prince de Conti, winning 2 games. E [BW]
1761 = Hoyle publishes essay on chess (Murray 850). E [BW]
1762 = Franklin plays Bartram (game - CR 1/62,18) E [BW]
1763 = Caissa, the muse or goddess of chess, created by Sir William Jones. E [BW]
1763 = FIANCHETTO; Modern usage of fianchetto 1st described by Lolli. E [BW]
1763 = JONES; Sir William Jones writes the poem Caissa. E [BW]
1763 = Lolli publishes a 632 page compendium of chess. E [BW]
1763.06.19 = Allgaier, Johann born in Schussenried, Germany. Tutored the Emperor's sons. E [BW]
1764 = LAMBE; HISTORY OF CHESS by Lambe published in London. E [BW]
1766 = Alexandre, Aaron born in Hohenfeld, Bavaria. E [BW]
1766 = COZIO; 4-part 2-volume IL GIUOCO DEGLI SCACCHI by Cozio completed. E [BW]
1767 = Hyde's Latin work on the history of chess reprinted as 2nd volume. E [BW]
1769 = Automaton, first was the Turk. E [BW]
1769 = Hoyle dies. E [BW]
1769 = Lolli died. E [BW]
1769 = Ponziani publishes a practical chess guide to chess. E [BW]
1769 = Von Kempelen's The Turk is the 1st great cabinet illusion. E [BW]
1770 = club formed at the Salopian Coffee House in England. E [BW]
1770 = Cochrane, James born in England. Wrote a book on the Muzio Gambit in 1829. E [BW]
1770 = Pratt, Peter born. Chess author. E [BW]
1770 = Turk 1st exhibited in Vienna at the court of Maria Theresa at Vienna. E [BW]
1771 = Philidor plays chess at the Salopian Coffee-house. E [BW]
1771 = THEATRE; Chess is used in the theater in LE BOURRU BIENFAISSANT. E [BW]
1772 = Coxe sees 4-handed chess in Russia. 1st reference to 4-handed chess. E [BW]
1772 = Jones, Sir William publishes his Poems (Oxford), including Caissa. E [BW]
1772 = Maelzel, John Nepomucene born in Ratisbon, Bavaria. Turk owner. E [BW]
1772 = Parsloe's, a chess club in London, founded. Closed in 1825. E [BW]
1772 = Philidor returns to London. E [BW]
1772 = SARRATT; Jacob Sarratt born. 1st professional to teach chess in England. E [BW]
1773 = PLAY; Chess used in Goethe's 1st play. E [BW]
1774 = BOOK; Oldest Danish chess book (Murray, 854). E [BW]
1774 = Parsloe's CC founded in England. Limited to 100 members. (Murray 863) E [BW]
1775 = CATHERINE; Prince Potemkin and Catherine the Great play chess. E [BW]
1775 = TRAITES DES AMATEURS published by Bernard, Carlier, Leger, Verdoni. E [BW]
1775.02 = Philidor gives chess lessons at Parsole's for 1 crown. E [BW]
1776.12.26 = RALL; British General Rall died in Battle of Trenton. Was playing chess. E [BW]
1777 = Gauss born. Chessplayer. Solved the 8 queens problem. E [BW]
1777 = PHILIDOR; 2nd edition of Philidor's book, ANALYZE, in French and English. E [BW]
1777.06 = d'Eon de Beaumont subscribes to Philidor's new book edition. E [BW]
1779 = ROGET; Peter Roget b. Devised 1st poecket set. Wrote the Thesaurus. E [BW]
1779 = RUTLAND; Duke of Rutland's chess invented using a 14 x 10 board. E [BW]
1780 = Cotter of England 1st plays the Allgaier Gambit of the KGA. E [BW]
1780 = Cozio, Carlo died in Italy. Author. E [BW]
1780.03.07 = Deschapelles, Alexandre born in Ville d'Avray, France.. Lost his right arm in a war. E [BW]
1781 = RECORD; 1st recording of games systematically, by Atwood. E [BW]
1781 = Vezin, Charles born in Hanover. Philadelphia's best chess player. E [BW]
1782 = Ponziani writes IL GUICO INCOMPARABILE DEGLI SCACCI, Modena E [BW]
1782.03.07 = Butrimov, Ivan born in St Petersburg. Published 1st Russian chess book in 1821, E [BW]
1782.05.28 = Philidor plays Count Bruhl and Bowdler blindfold, simultaneously. E [BW]
1783 = CLUB; Paris starts chess club under patronage of Louis XVIII. E [BW]
1783 = Franklin plays the Turk in Paris. E [BW]
1783 = TURK; 2nd performance of the Turk, in Vienna for Emperor Joseph II. E [BW]
1783.05.08 = Philidor plays 3 games simultaneously, blindfolded. Age 57. (won 2, drew 1) E [BW]
1784 = BOOK; Oldest Swedish book, Kort Afhandling, is published by Konigstedt. E [BW]
1784 = Kempelen brings The Turk to Britain. E [BW]
1784 = O-O; Moses Hirschel introduces the o-o and o-o-o symbol. (Murray, 848). E [BW]
1784 = Thicknesse; 'The automaton chessplayer, exposed' by Thicknesse, published in London. E [BW]
1785 = Frederick the Great plays the Turk. E [BW]
1786.12 = Frankin publishes his 'Morals of Chess' in COLUMBIAN MAGAZINE. E [BW]
1787 = Barrington write An Historical Disquisition on the Game of Chess. E [BW]
1787 = MOURET; Jacques Mouret born. Turk operator. Nephew of Philidor. E [BW]
1787 = Twiss writes book called Chess (volume 1) anonymously. E [BW]
1787.10.09 = LEWIS; William Lewis, English player, b. in Birmingham. Operated the Turk. E [BW]
1788 = Philidor playing at 62 giving knight odds. E [BW]
1789 = Racknitz builds a duplicate turk. Publishes book exposing the Turk. E [BW]
1789 = Stein publishes opening book; analyzes the Dutch defense. E [BW]
1789 = Twiss writes Chess (vol 2). E [BW]
1790 = JONES; Sir William Jones writes On the Indian Game of Chess. E [BW]
1790 = Philidor plays at age 64 blindfold, simultaneously at pawn odds. E [BW]
1790