A brief history of chess – Alex Gendler
Trace the storied history of the game of chess, from its origins in 7th century India to the computer software we use today.
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The attacking infantry advances, their elephants already having broken the defensive line. The king tries to retreat, but the enemy flanks him from the rear. Escape is impossible. This isn’t a real war— nor is it just a game. Over the 1,500 years of its existence, chess has been known as a military strategy tool, a metaphor for human affairs and a measure of genius. Alex Gendler shares its history.
Lesson by Alex Gendler, directed by Remus & Kiki.
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I thought chess used to be like a battle plan for people who wants to conquer something
3:20 Oh, come on. Did they have ANY chess player watch this first??
animation is top notch 🙂
Great 👍
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But how do they rage quit?
In the start escape is actually possible
Ted ed: talks about chess for 5 mins
Also Ted ed: Did you know that the treadmill was a torture device?
0:39 Beth wears glasses?
There is an scp about chess doe
The chess pieces are made of bone
A Japanese armour robot
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Sanjuvan language club💛
No matter what happens china always manages to create a knock off version
Me knowing they took it from a guy in the internet
Asht-pad not ashtaapada🙄
Thank u INDIA, for giving me my fav game.
That's a lot of lore for just a game of strategy
A very amusing, educational, enlightening, eloquent and articulate survey of the history of chess! Much thanks!
Gary later compete in a chess game with another computer called x3d Fritz. It was a draw, 2-2.
Gary won the game, walked away with a golden trophy & $175 000
PROBably the most well thought fluent,smoothest animation with fun and interesting elements….remarkable work….!
Lol…I, being an Indian myself- I couldn't understand the name of the place due to the way in which the narrator pronounced it. No offense…but by the way the narrator pronounced it "ASHTAPADA"(the place where Chess first was created)- it seemed more of a British place than an Indian place.
Could understand only when I read the name by myself…
steadily: vững chãi
advance: tiến công
infantry: bộ binh
record: bản ghi
So funny…throughout 😂😂😂
Fun fact: Did you know that chess is banned in France?
Interesting. I love chess.
Advanced wars thanks you 😗
Wansn't the Rook the elephant and the Bishop the camel?
We Indians should be proud of the fact that india is origin of chess
The modern version of chess is Persian/Iranian.
Persians/Iranians completely changed it into this today's version.
The older one that indians invented was very different.
Most of the names and termes in this game are also persian.
Like : shah matt = astonishing the king
Actually, the international status of chess was driven in the twenties through the fifties by famous math and physics career people like Capablanca, whose citizenship varied from Cuba to European countries to Argentina and Brazil.
3.20. Chess board incorrectly set up.
Chess is an Indian game, proud of it.
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Peasant, horse, bishop, bastian, queen, king
I want the romantic chess styling to make a comeback.
Why don't countries play this game instead of wars.
Chess lore
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My biggest question lately about Chess is…what exactly are the Rooks
Dark square goes in the bottom left of the board
Actually, Bobby Fischer was the one who dismantled the Russians. They only regained the title because he retired.
This made me want to play chess.
Chess is discovered in 🇮🇳india
Sounds like the church got mad because the bishops weren't the best pieces on the board
King,army,elephant
Chess taught me that, a bad move could lose your queen.
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