Al-Rushid, Caliph of Baghdad, first Caliph to play Chess.

Chinese Chess (Hsiang ch'i) introduced.

Correspondence game by Emperor Nicephorus and Haron Al-Rashid.

Moors bring Chess to Spain. Chess reaches Italy.

Al-Adli ar-Rumi born.

Charlemagne (742-814) introduced to Chess.

Nicephorus of Byzantium writes to al-Rashid about Chess.

The first mention of a woman chessplayer comes from an Islamic correspondence between Harun ar Rashid and Nicephorus.

Ash-shafi'i, famous Muslim lawyer, plays blindfold.

Al Amon; Caliph Al Amon of Baghdad protested at being disturbed while playing.

Harun ar-Rashid died. Abbasid Caliph of Islam 786-809. First in his dynasty to play Chess.

Al-Amin ibn ar-Rashid reigns.

Ar-Rashid died.

Abdullah al-Mamun, son of Harun ar-Rashid, reigned. Chessplayer.

Al-Amin ibn Harun ar-Rashid died. Chessplayer.

Aliyat; top players were Jabir al-Kufi, Rabrab, and Abu'n-Na'am. (aliyat)

GM; Caliph Al-Ma'mun gives 4 players the GM title.

Al-Mamum watched Rabrab, Jabir al-Kufi, and Abdalghaffar al-Ansari play Chess in Baghdad.

Russia; Chess introduced in Russia through the Caspian-Volga trade route.

Ash-Shafii died.

Abdullah al-Mamun died.

Billah; first Chess problem composed by the Caliph Billah.

Al-Aldi is considered the best Chess player (aliyat).

al-Aldi, authors ‘A book of Chess.’

Al-Mutasim ibn Harun ar-Rashid died. Chess problem attributed to him.

Al-Wathiq died.

Ar-Razi defeats al-Aldi in the presence of al-Mutawakki.

Al-Mutawakkil died.

Reference to Chess in Kashmir Haravijaya ‘Victory of Siva’ by Ratnakara.

Decimal Chess invented. Board is 10 x 10. First use of dice in Chess.

Hanbal, Ahmad ibn died.

Al-Hallaj born.

Al-Mutazz was playing Chess when the head of his chief rival was brought to him.

Al-Mutazz died.

Al-Ashari born. Philosopher.

Knight tour; first reference to Knight’s tour (turaga) in the Sanskrit Kavyalankara of Rudrata.

As-Suli; Abu as-Suli born. Author of the first book on Shatranj.

Coordinate notation used in the Arab countries.

Al-Mutadid comes to power, Chess player.

Greeks; Chess is introduced to the Greeks; they call it Zatrikion.