A history of chess : from Chaturanga to the present day
(Book)

Translated from the Russian.

Includes bibliographical references (page 88).

Chess - the Royal Game - is an ancient board game, perhaps fifteen hundred years old. There are many legends about how chess came to be. Most of them are folk tales and are far from reality. Arguably more books have been written about chess than all the other games combined, but relatively little has been written about the history of chess. The topic is difficult; it requires thorough knowledge, and there are still many unknown historical pitfalls. It is therefore no surprise that there exist a variety of hypotheses concerning the origin of chess. In this book, a legendary Russian grandmaster presents a well-researched and documented theory about the origins, development, and spread of this immensely popular game.