Classic chess has existed since the 15th century, and the first versions were known a thousand years before that.
During this period, the game not only became, perhaps, the most famous in the world, but also influenced the culture of different peoples and generations – from ancient riddles about grains on a chessboard to analogues of the game in science fiction novels.
Over time, chess has not lost its relevance. On the contrary, over the past few years, attention to it has only increased. The Queen’s Gambit series is one of the main hits of Netflix, the best grandmaster in the world Magnus Carlsen is not inferior in popularity to Hollywood stars, and the chess social network reports an audience of 100 million users.
In addition to art and sports, chess is valued in science. Some aspects of the game are used as school problems, others occupy scientists around the world for a long time. In addition, chess actually laid the foundation for the study of artificial intelligence: since the mid-20th century, work has been underway to create a computer capable of beating a person.