History of Chess

Histoire des échecs

Quoi de neuf ?

Mes livres

Histoire des échecs

Variantes

Liens

 

It is my intention to present and discuss here several topics in relation with Chess history


The Chess and Games Library

A handy collection of relevant papers for history of Chess and other games.

All presented in pdf format and easy to download.

This page will continue to grow as further additions are planned.

Any contribution from authors is welcome.


The origin of Chess / L'origine des échecs

This section is devoted to a fascinating enigma :  where, when, why, how was Chess born ?

The following pages deal with Chess birth.

 


The archaeological findings / Les traces archéologiques

Many nice illustrations can be found on these pages.


What are the sources available to the historians and what do they tell us ?

Here are all these well known texts, and others less known, put in chronological order. For every mentionned text, a table summarizes:
the estimated date of writing / the title of the work / the author / the language.

Quelles sont les sources dont disposent les historiens et qu'est-ce qu'elles nous apprennent ?

 Sont énumérés ici tous ces textes souvent cités et d'autres moins connus. Pour chaque texte mentionné, un tableau récapitule :
la date estimée de son élaboration / le titre complet de l'œuvre / le nom de l'auteur / la langue.


Variety of Chess all over the World


More about chess history

The "Grant Acedrex" from King Alfonso X of Castille (1283)

  • The Four Seasons Chess and the Escaques also from King Alfonso X of Castille
  • The Courier Chess
  • The European revolution : the birth of the Queen and the Bishops
  • Scacchia Ludus, a Latin Chess poem composed by M.H.Vida in 1513, and its translation into English.
  • History of European Chess: castling, prise en passant, Pawn promotion


 Champions from all games

All this will be completed in the future.


 

 

10/01/2010