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Year
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900 to 999
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900
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Europe;
Chess introduced into Europe.
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900
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India;
Chess players in India wager their fingers in Chess matches.
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902
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Sl-Muktafi reigns; as-Suli is his best
Chess player.
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902
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Al-Mutadid died.
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905
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As-Suli; Abu Bakr Muhammad ibn Yahya as-Suli, historian and top
Chess player.
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905
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As-Suli defeats al-Mawardi in front of al-Muktafi.
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908
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Al-Muktafi died.
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908
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Al-Muqtadir reigns.
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910
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Al-lajlaj (the stammerer) is the first to publish openings.
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920
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Chess pieces are given Persian names.
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922
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Al-Hallaj executed in Baghdad.
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932
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Al-Muqtadir died.
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932
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Ar-Radi reigns. Taught
Chess by as-Suli.
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935
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Al-Ashari died. Philosopher.
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940
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Ar-Radi died.
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946
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As-Suli died at Basra; strongest Shatranj player in Baghdad.
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947
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Al-Ma'sudi, writes on the history of
Chess in India and Byzantine Chess.
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960
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China; further references of Chinese
Chess in the Sung period.
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970
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Al Lajlaj; Abul Faraj Muhammad ibn Obaidallah, or al Lajlaj (the
Stammerer) died. Pupil of as-Suli.
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973
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Al-Beruni born. Wrote 'India', which mentions
Chess.
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975
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Daqiqi begins the 'Shahama', national epic of Persia.
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980
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Yachia; Rabbi Abu Yachia describes
Chess in his Hebrew writings.
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988
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Ibn an-Nadim writes on a whole succession of leading players and
Chess books.
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999
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Einsiedelin; earliest known literary account of
Chess in Europe, the
Einsiedeln Verses, Switzerland.
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999
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Versus de scachis is a 98-line poem describing the game and its rules.
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