Castling established as a single move; still regional variations.

Greco, Gioacchino born in Celico, Italy. Great 17th century Italian player.

Nilakantha writes the Bhagavaantabhaskara, which has a Chess section.

Pro; appearance of professional players who make their living at Chess.

Stalemate in England is a win for the side whose King is stalemated.

Salvio publishes the first comprehensive Chess book in Naples; Trattato.

Ohashi-Sokei appointed chief shogi player in Japan.

Arabic manuscript (Y).

Buoncompagno, Duke of Sora and illegitimate son of Pope Gregory XIII, leading Italian Chess patron.

Polerio died.

Salvio writes a Chess tragedy in verse (La Scaccaide).

Shakespeare; Chess on stage in Shakespeare's ‘The Tempest’ (Miranda playing Ferdinand).

Don Quixote published; refers to Chess.

Saul; Arthur Saul's ‘Famous Game Of Chesse Play’ published. Thought Xerxes invented Chess.

Stalemate was a loss according to A. Saul of England.

Selenius publishes the earliest German book on openings in Leipzig. Lopez’s book.

Carrera prints a book on all aspects of Chess (Gioco Degli Scacchi).

Carrera suggests enlarging the Chessboard to 10 x 8.

Carrera suggests a new major piece, the champion (combines Rook and Knight).

Greco compiles a manuscript on openings to a patron in Rome.

Castling; modern version of castling established in France.

Burton writes ‘Anatomy of Melancholy’ and mentions Chess.

Greco wins 5,000 crowns at the Court of the Duke of Lorraine, Paris.

Greco went to London where he was robbed of his 5,000 crowns.

Play; Chess used in a play called ‘The Spanish Curate’.

Greco began the practice of giving complete games.

Greco presents Chess manuscript to Nicholas Montstephen.

Greco defeats all opponents at the court of Philip IV.

Middleton’s play suppressed by James I and Middleton went to prison.

Play; a play, ‘A Game of Chess’ by Thomas Middleton, written. Anti-Spanish.

History of St Demys Abbey saying Charlemagne gave them a Chess set.

Charles I is a Chess addict, spending all his time at Chess.

Ecclesiastical lawyers declare Chess as legal.

Greco, Gioacchino died in the West Indies; strongest player of his day.

Salvio publishes an account of Leonardo da Cutri, Il Puttino.

Salvio republishes his Trattato; attacked Carrera.

Salvio starts a Chess academy in Naples.

Louis XIII was a Chess addict.

06/29 Hyde, Thomas, Chess historian, born in Billingsley, England.

Castling; modern version of castling established in England.

Charles; King Charles I of England is a keen Chess player.

Mate; the first mention of ‘Scholar's mate’ in the second edition of Saul’s Chess book.

Salvio died.

America; the first mention of Chess in America, in a history of Dutch settlers.

Civil War pamphlet called ‘The Game at Chess’ published.

Charles I was playing Chess when the Scots surrendered.

09/18 Carrera, Pietro died in Messina, Italy. Sicilian historian and antiquarian.

Alexei; the Tsar Alexei punished Chess players by whipping and prison.

Correspondence; Venetian merchant conducts a correspondence game against Slovenia player.

05/13 Strobeck; Frederick William I of Prussia gives Chess board to town of Strobeck.

Coffee House; the first coffee house opened in London. Chess was played there.

Cunningham, Alexander born in Scotland. Diplomat and historian. Cunningham gambit.

Cunningham, Alexander born in Scotland. Classical scholar.

Beale; ‘Royall Game of Chess Plalye’, by Beale, the first published smothered mate.

Greco; earliest edition of Greco’s work published in English.

Khalifa writes Arabic bibliography; has catalog of Chess books.

Jehan; the Shah Jehan builds a Chess palace.

04/23 Tsar; Chess sets presented to the Tsar.

Abu; earliest dating of Abu 'l-fath manuscript.

Selenus died.

09/17 August der Jungere, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg (Gustavus Selenus) died in Wolfenbuttel, Germany.

Saccheri; Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri born. Played three games blindfold.

Greco’s manuscripts published in Paris.

Mikhailovitch; Tsar Alexei Mikhailovitch orders ten sets of Chessmen.

Cafe de la Regence opened in Paris. Closed in 1916.

Book; next English book since 1656, a re-issue of Saul and Barbier.

Leibniz, the German philosopher, played Chess.

Academy; a Chess academy was conducted at Fountainbleau.

Piacenza writes book describing flank openings as fianchetti.

Russia; Muscovite embassy, Louis XIV defeated French players in Paris.

Tsar liberates man from confinement whose crime was playing Chess and swearing.

Siam; the first account of Chess in Siam by La Loubere, envoy to Louis XIV.

Peter the Great born.

Asperling; ‘Traite de Lausanne’ written by B. Asperling.

Books on the origin of Chess published in Naples by Marco Severino.

King’s Leap; the medieval King’s leap makes its last appearance in the ‘Traite’.

Openings; the first time openings are classified in an orderly way.

Slaughter’s coffee house in London founded for Chess players.

Hyde publishes the first scholarly attempt of oriental Chess origins, De Ludis Orientalibus.

Bertin, Joseph born at Castelmoron-sur-Lot. Chess author.

Herbelot’s Biblotheque Orientale, gives some Chess history.

Gentil; ‘Traite Des Lausanne’ by Gentil, published. The first appearance of QGCG.

Lolli; Giambattista Lolli, born in Nonantola. Chess author.