Athletes who competed in chess, the abstract strategy game of the chess family, carried in this atlas as athlete entities alongside physical-sport competitors because games are first-class citizens here. Belongs here: chess grandmasters and champions. Does not belong here: players of other board or card games, grouped under their own game-family categories elsewhere in this tree.
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Era of Origin Defining CharacteristicChess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shape. 2 Browse By
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1. Wikipedia: Chaturanga
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The earliest clear reference comes from north India from the Gupta Empire, dating from the sixth century AD.
2. Wikipedia: History of chess
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Chess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shape
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Why does this atlas carry chess grandmasters as athlete entities?
Games are first-class citizens in this atlas, so chess grandmasters and champions are carried as athlete entities alongside physical-sport competitors.
This subcategory groups athletes who competed in chess, the abstract strategy game of the chess family, carried as athlete entities alongside physical-sport competitors because games are first-class citizens in this atlas. Chess grandmasters and champions belong here, while players of other board or card games are grouped under their own game-family categories elsewhere in this tree.