Chess is a fun game of skill. It is the oldest game of intellectual skill that is still played today and that is because it is fun. However on the board of chess there is more than just a fun game there is a historic lesson that can give you a peek into the lives and ceremony of the people who lived in the middle ages.

Even though the type of chess that me and you play today originated in Europe. Its predecessor originated in India. From India it spread to Persia. Persia was invaded by the Arabs and the Moors who in turn invaded southern Europe and Spain and with this conquest they brought a game.

Originally it wasn’t very popular in Europe this quickly changed when the names of the pieces were adapted. Each country that took the game had different names. For instance the Bishop in India is a war elephant and the castle (rook) is a chariot and the queen was a minister.

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