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600 Possibly the first reference to chess, in the Persia
n work Karnamak-i-Artakhshatr-i-Papakan.
1180 Alexander Neckam becomes a lecturer in Paris
, and writes ''De Natura Rerum'', an early mention of chess (approximate date)
1283 The Libro de los juegos, an early Europe
an treatise on board games (including chess, dice, and a version of backgammon), is commissioned by King Alfonso X of Castile
between 1251 and 1283.
1561 Ruy López develops modern techniques of chess playing in Spain.
1851 The immortal game, a famous chess game, is played.
1972 Bobby Fischer
defeats Boris Spassky in a chess match at Reykjavík
, Iceland, and becomes the first American chess champion (see Match of the Century).
1975 Bobby Fischer
refuses to play in a chess match against Anatoly Karpov
, giving Karpov the title.
1980 Nigel Short, 14, is the youngest chess player to be awarded the degree of International Master.
1996 Chess computer "Deep Blue" defeats world chess champion Garry Kasparov
for the first time.
1996 In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
, Garry Kasparov
beats "Deep Blue" in a second chess match.
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