Discovering the history of a Classic game called Chess featuring Philippine National Museum
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How many of you like a chess game? This game was one of the most popular indoor game or past time game here in the Philippines and maybe in other part of world too.
I have here a photo of an ancient Chess (not a complete set) from the National Museum here in the Philippines.
A Brief history about Chess
Way back to the year 1500 the Chess can be traced back. But some studies shown that way back 6th AD it was probably originated in India. Then spread out later in Persia but when Persia was conquered by Arabs they taken it up to the Muslims and spreaded later in European country. But some minor historians believe that Chess was originated in China.
The first International Chess Tournament was held at London on 1851. Adolf Anderson won in London International tournamentand and London Club tournament. This chess tournament was organized by an English player named Howard Stauton. The first World Chess Championship was held on 1886 and from that day came the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
Adolf Anderson
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In the World Competion in Chess, our country has several players that are now well known in Chess tournament. They compete internationaly and ranked in FIDE (World Chess Federation).I only chose my Top 3 choices. They are Eugene Torre, Wesly So and Jannel May Frayna.
Eugene Torre
(FIDE ranking 2460) as of July 2018
The veteran player
Wesley So
ranking (FIDE 07) as of July 2018
Fil-Am player
Jannel May Frayna
Title holder of the first player representing the Philippines to become a Woman Grand Master.
(FIDE ranking 2320) as of May 2018
As time goes by, the ancient chess evolved but still the same rule of the game. The modern Chess board and it's pieces.
King, Queen, Rooks, Bishops and Pawns
Some says that it was a boring game but i think it's not, you have to think deep for strategies and being wise at the same time. So it is a mind involved game. Very good past time instead of eating right? Lol! Just kidding.
How about you, do you like Chess game?😄
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Huhuuu one of my favourite game from elementary school. 😊
You make a lot of search about this topic. As far as we learned before i also remember that it was a chinese game. But anyway doesnt matter😂
A bit of curious where it came first but i have searched it on google and found all of this haha😂
Thats absolutly ok. Everybody use it. So u study write and earn in same time😉
As you know Jose Rizal was an enthusiastic chess player, we know he played in Spanish coffees and with their friends. One of them Fernando Cañon won the first Catalonian ch., played in the city of Barcelona. Even we have one game of this tournament, so I think two initial players of Philippines was Canon and Rizal !.
Canon,Fernando - De Flaquer,Enrique [C33]
Camp. Catalunya, Barcelona, 1905
1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Bc4 Ne7 4.Nc3 d6 5.d4 g5 6.h4 Ng6 7.h5 Ne7 8.g3 fxg3 9.Bxg5 Rg8 10.Nd5 1-0 A poor game, but is the first of Phipipinian player
Alejandro Melchor, Barcelona, Spain