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Checkmate - Chess in the Classroom | Educational Chess Activites for Students

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Lesson 2

 

When is the earliest mention of chess being played?  

 

Where did Chess originate?  

 

What was the earliest precursor of chess?
 

 

 
When were the earliest chess pieces identified?  

 

What were some other versions of chess pieces used?  

 

When was the first mention of women playing chess?  

 

When was chess first played in  Egypt? Spain? China? Italy? France? Russia? Greece? England? Poland?  

 

 

1. What is the origin of the game of chess?  

 

 

 

2. Why does the white player move first?  

 

 

 

3. Who are some famous chess masters?  

 

 

 

4. What changes were made to moves by the queen and bishop?  
5. How does a chess game represent life in medieval times?  

 

 

 

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