Chess History

Chess History
The history of chess is as fascinating as the game itself.
The Evolution of Chess The Origin of Chess Chess in the Middle Ages The Origin of Modern Chess The French School of Chess (18th/19th cent.) Chess in the Early 19th Century : Chess Becomes Organized The Origin of International Chess Events Rise of the Soviet Chess Hegemony History of Chess Olympiads The Development of Computer Chess The Rise of Internet Chess World Chess Championship Birth of the FIDE World Championship FIDE World Chess Championship (1948-1990) The Schism: Two World Chess Champions (1993-1996) The Saga of Chess Unification (1994-2006) 2004 FIDE World Championship : Background 2004 FIDE World Championship : Results 2004 Dannemann World Championship Match : Kramnik - Leko 2005 FIDE World Championship 2006 Unification Match 2007 Winning the World Championship World Chess Championship for Women Organizations Chess Ratings Tools to Calculate Your Chess Rating Calculate Your Chess Rating with the Javascript Rating Calculator Calculate Your Chess Rating - Step By Step Explanation FIDE : Fédération Internationale des Échecs Introduction to FIDE Zones FIDE Country and Federation Codes U.S. Chess Champions British and Canadian Chess Champions U.S. Chess Championships (Closed/Invitational) British Chess Championships Canadian Chess Championships Chess in the Balkans Image Galleries The March of Chess Photos from the 2005 FIDE World Championship Tournament, Match, and Exhibition Records (TMER, with PGN) Anand Carlsen Karpov (1960-1984) Karpov (1985-) Kasparov Kramnik Ponomariov Staunton TMER++ Working files:- Chessbase.com Posts on Garry Kasparov, through April 2008 Chessbase.com Posts on Garry Kasparov, through April 2013 Chessbase.com Posts on Garry Kasparov, through August 2014 Twitter.com Tweets by Teamkasparov, through September 2014 Garry Kasparov's Travels During His 2014 FIDE Campaign Players Chess Grandmasters Famous Chess Players (A-M) Famous Chess Players (N-Z) FIDE Top-10 Players (1975-2004) Paolo Boi and Leonardo de Cutri Deschapelles : the Chess-King Portrait of La Bourdonnais 60 Memorable Fischer Moments Tales of Two Fischers (two offsite book reviews) Catching Up with Kasparov Viswanathan Anand Gata Kamsky Vladimir Kramnik Veselin Topalov Miscellaneous Chess Bibliography (before 1800) Chess Informant's 'Chess Is Chess' : Statistics TWIC 500! USCF 2007 Executive Board Election Years in Review 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007