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Although the origins of chess are unknown to us, chess is thought to have originated in India c500 AD, and to have spread to Europe by 1300, perhaps through Byzantium and the Moors; many piece names are of Eastern origin. |
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Chess as we know it dates from 15th-century Italy and Spain. In the 18th century, France was the game's chief center. The USSR gained ascendency in chess after the 1920s. |
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Chess today has been given popularity by publicized international contests including world championship competitions such as those between Fischer and Spassky in 1972, and Karpov and Korchnoi in 1981. |
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