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Competition links an athlete to the specific tournament where they actually made their name. Wikipedia notes Pele "won three FIFA World Cup titles - in 1958, 1962, and 1970 - becoming the only player to do so." This dimension gathers every athlete who competed in the same named competition.

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Era of Origin
600 CE 1
Defining Characteristic
Chess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shape. 2
Competition
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Chaturanga
WikipediaChaturanga, Origin section
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The earliest clear reference comes from north India from the Gupta Empire, dating from the sixth century AD.
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2. Wikipedia: History of chess
WikipediaHistory of chess, Origin section
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Chess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shape
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Frequently Asked Questions

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.