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The Chess Olympiad is a biennial chess tournament in which teams from all over the world compete. The FIDE organises the tournament and selects the host nation.

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The “chaturanga” was played 4 players by two players from each side. The sequence of the moves was defined by rolling the dice. To win, one had to destroy all the figures of the opponent including the king or to stalemate (that also led to victory). There were figures of four colors – black, green, red and yellow. The king, a castle and a horse moved like in modern chess.

From India game extended to the East and to Forward Asia. And in IV-V-century - to Iran. There it changed a look a little, improved and "Shatranj" began to be called. The new figure - the adviser to the king, i.e. a queen was entered. In Shatranj two player played already and the purpose began to deliver a mat to the king. "The book of chess" (The X century) kept a legend of a chaturanga reached Iran: the King of India, having wished to check mind of the shakhinshakh Hosro I (he died in 579), sent it 16-16 figures made of jewels. The secret of game was guessed by the wise man Vazirmiskh. In reply the shah sent a backgammon, but scientists of India of a secret of sledge didn't guess.

Studying "The book of chess". the English historian Merey came to a conclusion that Shatranj, i.e. in the future - chess, arose in 570. Though some scientists consider that it occurred much earlier, in IV or V century.

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ქართველ მეცნიერთა ვარაუდით წადრაკს 7-8 საუკუნეებში უნდა გასცნობოდნენ. წერილობიტ წყაროებში ის პირველად იხსენება 11 საუკუნის ცნიბილი საეკლესიო მოღვაწისა და მტარგმნელის გიორგი ატონელის (1009-1065) მიერ გადმოქართულებულ ბასილი დიდის "ექუსთა დღეთაიში".

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Chess – board logical game, synthesis of art, science and sport, it was considered as game of kings and aristocrats.

There are some versions of their origin: Indian, Arab and Southern Asian.

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