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Year
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Event
( 1600 to 1698 )
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1600
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Castling established as a single move; still regional variations.
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1600
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Greco, Gioacchino born in Celico, Italy. Great 17th century Italian
player.
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1600
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Nilakantha writes the Bhagavaantabhaskara, which has a
Chess
section.
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1600
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Pro; appearance of professional players who make their living at
Chess.
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1600
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Stalemate (++ST) in England is a win for the side whose
King is
stalemated.
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1604
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Salvio publishes the first comprehensive
Chess book, in Naples;
Trattato.
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1605
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Ohashi-Sokei appointed chief shogi player in Japan.
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1610
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1612
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Arabic manuscript (Y).
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1612
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Buoncompagno, Duke of Sora and illegitimate son of Pope Gregory
XIII, leading Italian Chess patron.
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1612
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Polerio died.
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1612
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Salvio writes a Chess tragedy in verse (La Scaccaide).
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1613
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Shakespeare;
Chess on stage in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest' (Miranda
playing Ferdinand).
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1614
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Don Quixote published; refers to
Chess.
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1614
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Saul; Arthur Saul's 'Famous Game Of
Chesse Play' published. Thought
Xerxes invented Chess.
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1614
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Stalemate (++ST) was a loss according to A. Saul of England.
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1616
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Selenius publishes the earliest German book on openings, in Leipzig.
(Lopez's book).
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1617
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Carrera prints a book on all aspects of
Chess (Gioco Degli Scacchi).
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1617
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Carrera suggests enlarging the
Chessboard to 10 x 8.
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1617
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Carrera suggests a new Major
Piece, the champion (combines Rook
and Knight).
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1619
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Greco compiles a manuscript on openings (&Os) to a patron in Rome.
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1620
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1620
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Castling; modern version of castling established in France.
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1621
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Burton writes 'Anatomy of Melancholy' and mentions
Chess.
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1621
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Greco wins 5,000 crowns at the Court of the Duke of Lorraine, Paris.
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1622
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Greco went to London where he was robbed of his 5,000 crowns.
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1622
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Play; Chess used in a play called 'The Spanish Curate'.
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1623
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Greco began the practice of giving complete games.
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1623
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Greco presents Chess manuscript to Nicholas Montstephen.
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1624
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Greco defeats all opponents at the court of Philip IV.
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1624
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Middleton's play suppressed by James I and Middleton went to prison.
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1624
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Play; a play, 'A Game of
Chess' by Thomas Middleton, written.
Anti-Spanish.
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1625
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History of St Demys Abbey saying Charlegmane gave them a
Chess set.
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1630
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1630
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Charles I is a
Chess addict, spending all his time at Chess.
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1633
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Ecclesiastical lawyers declare
Chess as legal.
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1634
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Greco, Gioacchino died in the West Indies; strongest player of his day.
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1634
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Salvio publishes an account of Leonardo da Cutri, Il Puttino.
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1634
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Salvio republishes his Trattato; attacked Carrera.
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1634
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Salvio starts a Chess academy in Naples.
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1635
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Louis XIII was a
Chess addict.
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1636
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06/29 Hyde, Thomas,
Chess historian, born in Billingsley, England.
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1640
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1640
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Castling; modern version of castling (%Q, %K) established in England.
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1640
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Charles; King Charles I of England is a keen
Chess player.
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1640
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Mate; the first mention of 'Scholar's mate' in the second edition of
Saul's Chess book.
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1640
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Salvio died.
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1641
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America; the first mention of
Chess in America, in a history of Dutch
settlers.
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1643
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Civil War pamphlet called 'The Game at
Chess' published.
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1647
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Charles I was playing
Chess when the Scots surrendered.
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1647
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09/18 Carrera, Pietro died in Messina, Italy. Sicilian historian and
antiquarian.
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1649
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Alexei; the Tsar Alexei punished
Chess players by whipping and prison.
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1650
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1650
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Correspondence; Venetian merchant conducts a corr. game against
Slovenia player.
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1651
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05/13 Strobeck; Frederick William I of Prussia gives
Chess board to
town of Strobeck.
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1652
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Coffee House; the first coffee house opened in London.
Chess was
played there.
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1654
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Cunningham, Alexander born in Scotland. Diplomat and historian.
Cunningham gambit.
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1655
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Cunningham, Alexander born in Scotland. Classical scholar.
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1656
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Beale; 'Royall Game Of
Chess Plalye', by Beale, the first published
smothered mate (++SM).
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1656
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Greco; earliest edition of Greco's work published, in English.
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1658
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Khalifa writes Arabic bibliography; has catalog of
Chess books.
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1660
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1660
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Jehan; the Shah Jehan builds a
Chess palace.
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1663
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04/23 Tsar;
Chess sets presented to the Tsar.
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1665
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Abu; earliest dating of Abu 'l-fath manuscript.
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1666
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Selenus died.
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1666
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09/17 August der Jungere, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (Gustavus
Selenus) died in Wolfenbuttel, Germany.
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1667
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Saccheri; Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri born. Played three games
blindfold.
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1669
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Greco's manuscripts published in Paris.
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1669
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Mikhailovitch; Tsar Alexei Mikhailovitch orders ten sets of
Chessmen.
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1670
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1670
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Cafe de la Regence opened in Paris. Closed in 1916.
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1672
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Book; next English book since 1656, a re-issue of Saul and Barbier.
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1675
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Leibniz, the German philosopher, played
Chess.
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1680
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1680
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Academy; a
Chess academy was conducted at Fountainbleau.
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1683
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Piacenza writes book describing flank openings as fianchetti.
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1685
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Russia; Muscovite embassy to Louis XIV defeated French players in
Paris.
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1686
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Tsar liberates man from confinement whose crime was playing
Chess
and swearing.
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1687
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Siam; the first account of
Chess in Siam by La Loubere, envoy to Louis
XIV.
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1689
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Peter the Great born.
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1690
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1690
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Asperling; 'Traite de Lausanne' written by B. Asperling.
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1690
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Books on the origin of Chess published in Naples by Marco Severino.
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1690
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King's Leap; the medieval's
King's leap makes its last appearance in
the 'Traite'.
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1690
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Openings; the first time openings (&O) are classified in an orderly way.
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1692
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Slaughter's coffee house in London founded for
Chess players.
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1694
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Hyde publishes the sirst scholarly attempt of oriental
Chess origins, De
Ludis Orientalibus.
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1695
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Bertin, Joseph born at Castelmoron-sur-Lot.
Chess author.
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1697
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Herbelot's Biblotheque Orientale, gives some
Chess history.
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1698
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Gentil; 'Traite Des Lausanne' by Gentil published. The first appearance
of QGCG.
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1698
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Lolli; Giambattista Lolli, born in Nonantola.
Chess author.
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