Chess was introduced into Britain in 1066.
Yes, yes it was.
John challenged Fred to a chess tournament and beat him after three tries.
Infantry has been called "The Queen of Battle" for hundreds of years. Most believe it originates from the game chess. The infantry are the most essential component of any military. Just as the queen piece on the chess board, the infantry are the most powerful, decisive, and important part of the game of war.
Each players receives 5 minutes or less for the entire game. If one runs out of time they lose the game.
They played for $5,000,000.00
Boris Spassky was one of Bobby FIscher's rivals in chess.
Bobby Fisher
1972
Bobby Fisher
Bobby Fischer defeated Boris Spassky
1972
Garry Kasparov, Anatoly Karpov, Bobby Fisher
Boris Spassky of the USSR.
Boris Spazzky. He was defeated in 1972 by American Bobby Fischer.
He was 64 years old, which is (by coincidence?) the same number of squares a chess board has.
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