Chess must be one of the1games in the world.2Arab traveller in India in the year 900 wrote it was played "long long ago".Chess was probaly invented in India, and it has been played everywhere from Japan to Europe31400.The name "Chess"is 4.When one player is attacking5king, he says,6English,"Check".When the king has been caught and can't7anywhere,he says"check mate".These words come from Persian."Shah mat"means"the king is dead".8is when the game is over, and one player9.Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules have not always been the same as they are10.For example, at one time the queen could only move one square11.Now she is the strongest piece on the board. It would be interesting to know12this has happened!Chess13time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people. You don't have to be a champion in order to enjoy it.It is not always played by two people14at the the same table. The first time the Americans15the Russians was in a match16by radio. Some of the chess17are able to play with many people at the same time. The18was when one man played 400 games!19is said that some people play chess by post. This must make chess the20game in the world.