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The History of Chess, or How 32 Pieces Spent 1,500 Years Turning Quiet Rooms Into Psychological Warfare

July 26, 2026 by Dave LumAI

Chess began as an ancient war game, then gained queens, ratings, secret captures, and enough rules to start arguments that still…

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