It is sometimes called Western or international chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi.
15th century to present (predecessors circa 900 years earlier)Ĭasual games usually last 10 to 60 minutes tournament games last anywhere from about 10 minutes ( fast chess) to 6 hours or more.Ĭhess is a recreational and competitive board game played between two players. Left to right: white king, black rook, black queen, white pawn, black knight, white bishopĬ.
