• Thumbnail for Chess (poem)
    This article uses algebraic notation to describe chess moves. Chess (Polish: Szachy) is a poem written by Jan Kochanowski, first published in 1564 or...
    13 KB (1,635 words) - 19:28, 31 August 2023
  • monthly in the UK Chess (musical) Chess (poem), a c. 1565 poem by Jan Kochanowski Chess Records, an American record label Army CHESS (Computer Hardware...
    3 KB (346 words) - 06:08, 5 November 2023
  • Thumbnail for Caïssa
    Caïssa (redirect from Chess goddess)
    goddess of chess. She was first mentioned during the Renaissance by Italian poet Hieronymus Vida. The concept of Caïssa originated in a 658-line poem called...
    7 KB (796 words) - 15:12, 25 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for William Jones (philologist)
    poem Caissa in English, based on a 658-line poem called "Scacchia, Ludus" published in 1527 by Marco Girolamo Vida, giving a mythical origin of chess...
    38 KB (4,624 words) - 21:33, 1 September 2024
  • Thumbnail for Queen (chess)
    The queen (♕, ♛) is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or diagonally, combining...
    18 KB (2,236 words) - 00:50, 15 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chess in the arts
    medieval manuscripts, as well as poems, which were often created with the purpose of describing the rules. After chess gained popularity in the 15th and...
    42 KB (4,387 words) - 14:18, 10 July 2024
  • Thumbnail for Versus de scachis
    Versus de scachis (category Poems about chess)
    "Verses on Chess"), also known as the Einsiedeln Poem in some literature, is the title given to a 10th-century Medieval Latin poem about chess. It is the...
    10 KB (1,075 words) - 10:28, 22 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for History of chess
    A poem Caïssa published in 1527 led to the chess rook being often renamed as "castle", and the modern shape of the rook chess piece; see Vida's poem for...
    82 KB (9,467 words) - 20:41, 15 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Chess
    Chess is a board game for two players. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi...
    156 KB (17,544 words) - 06:39, 27 August 2024
  • Thumbnail for Scachs d'amor
    Scachs d'amor (redirect from Chess of Love)
    Catalonia in Barcelona. The poem is conceived as a chess game in which the players are Castellví, playing White (in modern chess) (Mars Març, Love Amor, and...
    7 KB (777 words) - 08:26, 29 August 2024