Editing Chess

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.<ref>{{VERef|8.78 F}}</ref> 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}}  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)
* [[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])

=== Known Chess Players ===
All [[:Category:Strategists|Strategists]] of Innworld. Plus:
* [[Altestiel]]
* [[Az’kerash]]
* [[Belchaus Meron]]
* [[Calidus Reinhart]]
* [[Erin Solstice]]
* [[Kasigna]]
* [[Lyonette du Marquin]]
* [[Magnolia Reinhart]]
* [[Mrsha]]
* [[Pisces Jealnet]]
* [[Teriarch]]
* [[Venaz]]
* [[Xarkouth]]

==References==
{{Refbox}}

[[Category:Terminology]]