History of Chess games

History of Chess games

History of Chess games: Chess games originated in India from 6th century but the modern
game developed in 1450-1850. It is also known as Shatranj which is an arabic word. It became popular in Western Europe and Russia in the 9th century. After that it moved to France in 18th century. The first chess game tournament was played in London in 1851 and it was won by Steinitz who then became world's first official chess games champion and kept this title till 1854. The world Chess Federation was developed in 1924 in Paris.