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Chess is a game hundred of years old on [[Earth]] and thousand of years on [[Innworld]]. For more information about how the game is played or its history and meaning on Earth see [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess here]. This article is about the history and impact of chess in Innworld. == History == Chess was played thousand of years ago, notably by dragons too.{{cite}} Just like on Earth, there have been multiple variations of the original game over the years.{{ref|8.70 E}} There was a time when chess vanished from the world,{{cite}} but [[Niers Astoragon]] found it in a ruin and pretended he invented it, only about a year before [[Erin Solstice]] appeared in Innworld.{{ref|1.19R}}{{ref|Quiet Discussions}} Erin introduced [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_notation_(chess) chess notation] to Innworld{{ref|1.24}} and Olesm founded the first chess newsletter.{{ref|3.39}} About a year later Erin held the first world-wide chess tournament via [[Quests|Quest]] and [[Scrying orbs|scrying orb]].{{ref|9.20}} == Impact == Originally the [[System]] regarded playing chess as something that could level <Strategy> classes.{{cite}} This was surprising for many Innworlders and heavily abused{{cite}} until the System finally disabled it{{ref|Levels}}, only to enable it again with reduced experience rewards.{{ref|9.61 G}} Playing chess can also grant [[classes]] as well as [[skills]], for example: * Niers' [Grandmaster Strategist] class{{ref|Quiet Discussions}} and his skill [Brigade: Castling the Pieces]{{ref|8.80}} * Erin's temporary [Grandmaster of Death, Advent of Living Chess] class and her temporary skills [Visions of Defeat (Legendary)], [Chessboard: Subsumed Reality, Our Board is the World], [Clash of Wills] as well as the temporary [[Auras|aura]] [Aura of Giants (Chess)]{{ref|9.20}} * Callidus' [Genius of Sloth] class and his skill [Move Reality Like Chess]{{ref|9.20}} === Naming === Some characters were named after chess pieces or chess players, including all members of the [[Chess Club]].{{ref|1.60}} * [[Anand]] (after [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viswanathan_Anand Viswanathan Anand]) * [[Belgrade]] (after the [https://www.chess.com/lessons/the-belgrade-gambit Belgrade Gambit]) * [[Bird]] (after [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Edward_Bird Henry Edward Bird]) * [[Bishop]] (after the piece) * [[Calabrian]] (after the [https://www.chess.com/de/openings/Bishops-Opening-Calabrese-Countergambit Clabrese Countergambit]) * [[Emanuel]] (after [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emanuel_Lasker Emanuel Lasker]) * [[Jose]] (after [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Ra%C3%BAl_Capablanca José Raúl Capablanca]) * [[Knight]] of the Chess Club (after the piece) * Knight not of the Chess Club{{cite}} * [[Magnus]] (after [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Carlsen Magnus Carlsen]) * [[Milner-Barry]] (after [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Stuart_Milner-Barry Philip Start Milner-Barry]) * [[Pawn]] (after the piece) * [[Vladimir]] (after [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wladimir_Borissowitsch_Kramnik Wladimir Borissowitsch Kramnik]) === Chess Players === Basically all [[:Category:Strategists|Strategists]] of Innworld. Also: * [[Altestiel]] * [[Az’kerash]] * [[Belchaus Meron]] * [[Calidus Reinhart]] * [[Erin Solstice]] * [[Kasigna]] * [[Lyonette du Marquin]] * [[Magnolia Reinhart]] * [[Mrsha]] * [[Pisces Jealnet]] * [[Teriarch]] * [[Xarkouth]] ==References== {{Refbox}} [[Category:Terminology]]
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