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Rank #459

Chess

1475

Published by Winning Moves Games (USA), Westside Fun Games, Patch Products, Si-Si-Spiele, Invicta Games, Parker Brothers, Spear's Games, Pavilion, Oriental Trading Company, Sterling Games, Lagoon Games, Tactic, Cayro, the games, Pressman Toy Corp., Western Publishing Company, Homas Spelen, Golden, Piatnik, Jumbo, Fame Products, ABRA, Excalibur Electronics, Sababa Toys, Inc., Wicked Vision, Skor-Mor, Hexagames (I), Pacific Game Company, Dynamic Games / Dynamic Design Industries, WorldWise Imports, LLC, Klopffleisch, Hasbro, Neroulia, Walt Disney Productions, Hartung-Spiele, Poptoy, Inovac Rima SA, Noris Spiele, Challenge Master Game Co Ltd, Merit, Hausemann & Hötte N.V., Dourios, The Purple Cow, Volume-One Products, Gibsons, Chad Valley Co Ltd., Bisonte, Crisloid, Sophisticated Games, Magnetic Poetry Inc, Dal Negro, Dilemma Games, U3, Wizards of the Coast, Nintendo Co., Ltd., Pin International, Game Factory, Paul Lamond Games Ltd, Søstrene Grene, Tesco, Cardinal, Creative Crafthouse, K & C Ltd, Thomas Salter Ltd, Deuce, MB Spellen, Berwick's Toy Co. Ltd., Masters Games, Vilac, LEGO, MB Jeux, Schmidt Spiele, Wm F. Drueke & Sons, Inc., Melissa & Doug, Ludens Planet, Fundex, Milton Bradley, F. W. Woolworth Company, Millenium, Alexander, Wood Expressions, Selchow & Righter, John Jaques of London, House Martin, Ramsons, Monkey Pod Games, Blatz, CHH Games, Lindop (William Lindop LTD), Toy Brokers Ltd, Ancient Chess, WizKids, WHSmith, Classic Games, nestorgames, Friendly Games, Inc., David Westnedge, King International, Waddingtons, Coca-Cola, Majora, Holdson, Marigó, H. Baron, 3M, Piet Hein A/S, House of Marbles, Peri Spiele, Efko, L. P. Septímio, Schmidt International, E.S. Lowe, Bello Games New York, Inc., Estrela, Super Accord, Mattel, De La Rue, Longfield Games, Arrco Playing Card Co., Research Games, Inc. / Athol / RGI / ARC, Pleasantime Games, Kitfix Swallow Group, Klee, The Op

Rating
7.2
Weight
3.7/5
Description

chess twoplayer abstract strategy board game represent medieval warfare x board alternate light dark square oppose piece traditionally designate white black initially line type piece unique form movement capturing occur piece movement occupy square oppose piece player turn move piece attempt capture attack defend develop position chess game end checkmate resignation type draw chess popular game world play million people worldwide home club online correspondence tournament highly skilled player chess beautiful thing watch game provide great entertainment novice large literature book periodical chess typically feature game commentary chess mastersthe game origin indian game chaturanga shatranj introduce persian current form game emerge second half th century persian bring shatranj southern europe tradition organized competitive chess begin th century official world chess champion wilhelm steinitz claim title current world champion magnus carlsen norway chess recognize sport international olympic committee

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