1119 — the first game on correspondence between the king of England Henry I and the king of France Louis VI Took place.

1173 — In the French manuscript for the first time used the algebraic chess notation.

1471 — the first work which is completely devoted to chess of that time — the Gottingen manuscript.

• 1119 — the first game on correspondence between the king of England Henry I and the king of France Louis VI Took place.

  1173 — In the French manuscript for the first time used the algebraic chess notation.

  1471 — the first work which is completely devoted to chess of that time — the Gottingen manuscript.

  1475 — is for the first time mentioned a chess figure the "lady" called in honor of the Spanish queen Isabella. Before there was a figure "queen" with limited opportunities in movement.

  1490 — the rule "captures on pass" is For the first time used.

  1495 — in Valencia the book of Franсesk Visent is published: "Llibre dels jochs partits dels schachs".

  1497 — Lusen's Book — the first European work on chess debuts.

  1512 — the first chess book in Italy which was published by Damien.

  1550 — In Italy is created the first chess club.

  1561 — the Spanish chess player Rui Lopez de Segoura introduced by into circulation the term gambit.

  1575 — the first chess tournament which took place at the Royal Court in Madrid.

  1744 — the first session of game blindly against two players (Filidor in Paris).

  1763 — Emergence of a muse of chess of Kaisa in William Jones's poem.

  1769 — first “chess machine" — “Turk of Kempelen”.

  1779 — the first chess article in America: Benjamin Franklin, "Moral values of chess".

  1791 — In Russia the first chess book is published.

  1795 — the first systematic treatise on chess in German. The author — Algayer.

  1836 — the first chess magazine “La Palamede” which published Laburdonne in Paris.

  1840 — the first chess magazine on English Chess Player’s Chronicle.

  1846 — the first chess magazine on the German Deutsche Schachzeitung of Ludwig Bledov.

  1851 — the first international chess tournament in London (on May 7 — on July 15).

  1857 — the first demonstration chess Levental’s design.

  1857 — the first national chess tournament in New York (USA) which ended with a victory of Morphy.

  1861 — the First American chess congress (New York, on October 6).

  1866— the First official championship of Britain S.de Ver won.

  1867 — the first use of a chess clock on a tournament in Paris (on June 4).

  1873 — In Vienna "tie-breaks" are for the first time tested (12 participants played on circular system matches from 3 games; at the score 2:0 matches stopped).

  1876 — the first Russian chess magazine — "A chess leaf" of Chigorin.

  1876 — is for the first time awarded the prize "for beauty" (a silver cup) — to G. Byrd for J.Mezon defeat.

  1878 — the first game of chess by phone Is played.

  1880 — the Rule "capture on pass" was recognized in all countries.

  1881 — the Beginning of the British Chess Magazine edition.

  1881 — the First international match on telegraph between Liverpool and Calcutta.

  1883 — the first use of a chess clock with two dials (London, on April 26).

  1885 — the First congress of the British chess association (on June 15).

  1886 — the first official match for a title of the world champion in chess between Steinitz and Zukertort.

  1888 — the First chess tournament on correspondence.

  1889 — is for the first time awarded a prize for the best game — to I.Gunsberg for a victory over J.Mezon.

  1895 — In Zurich for the first time held a tournament on the Swiss system.

  1896 — the first match through a transatlantic cable between London and New York (on March 13 — on March 14).

  1897— the First international women tournament in London Mari Rudzh won.

  1905 — On a tournament in Ostend the title "Grandmaster" is for the first time used.

  1906 — In city Kolomna (near from Moscow) is based Club of fans of chess game.

  1925 — In Moscow took the first movie about chess — "A chess fever"

  1927 — For the first time used the algebraic figured notation in the L'Echiquier magazine (Belgium).

  1936— the first official championship of the USA S. Reshevsky won.

  1937 — the first ballet on a chess subject — "Checkmate" of Arthur Bliss.

  1945 — the first post-war international sports competition — a radio match of the USSR — the USA.

  1947 — In Bulgaria let out the first post chess stamp.

  1947 — the first computer chess program of A.Turing.

  1948 — the first article about computer chess (the author — Claude Shannon.

  1970 — the first chess tournament among computers.

  1974— the First World Cup among chess programs soviet “Kaisa” won.

  1976 — For the first time at big competitions forbade smoking.

  1996 — For the first time the Deep Blue computer won against the world champion at normal time control.

  1997 — For the first time the Deep Blue computer won a match against the world champion.

  1998 — Is created the generator of the chess ending of Nalimov

  2000 — Highly skilled chess players started playing indicative chess sets of Fischer. Usually such meetings were held as additions to any usual chess tournaments.

  2007 — 2008 years — the First online tournament on Fighting chess.