The researcher and promoter of chess JL Auerbach vividly describes the history of the game : " Little by little , moving from one country to another , encountering different civilizations , different cultures , chess game of kings became the queen of games, have become more than just a game that millions of addicted . They themselves have become the area of culture. "
Name of the game comes from the Persian " shah mat " - " ruler defeated ." It is believed that the history of chess has at least one and a half thousand years. The first known ancestor game , Chaturanga , appeared in India in the IX-X centuries . From the Arab world game came to Europe and Africa . European players have continued modification of the game , resulting in the XV century. were formed by the rules, which are now known as "classical ."
In Russia, the history of chess begins with Kievan Rus', as evidenced by the epic descriptions of the life of Prince Vladimir and numerous archaeological finds . Passionate fans of the game were the first persons of the Russian state : Ivan the Terrible , Boris Godunov , Alexei Mikhailovich , Peter I, Catherine II, Paul I and Nicholas II.
The modern school of chess in Russia is considered to be one of the strongest in the world. Her students often became world champions. Among them , Mikhail Botvinnik , Vasily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosian, Boris Spassky, Anatoly Karpov, Garry Kasparov .
In the framework of the " royal game " official partner of the Russian Chess Federation , is undertaking a major chess tournament in famous museums - the Tretyakov Gallery, the Russian Museum and the Louvre - for admirers and lovers of chess will arrange a meeting with the 14th World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik , lectures, international grandmaster and chess referee Yuri Averbakh , quizzes and activities for children , simultaneous games .
Visitors to the Museum of Decorative and Applied Arts will be able to play chess on a specially installed in the exhibition space of the tables. And also watch the movie " Chess Fever ", directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin and Nikolai Shpikovskim in 1925, in which the then world chess champion Jose Raul Capablanca played himself .
The " royal game " - not only shows the history of chess in the historical , cultural, artistic context , it is also an interactive project , an exhibition game that requires the active participation and involvement of the viewer on a journey through the world of chess.
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1. Road chess. Germany , the middle of the XIX century. Metal, wood , molding, turning . From the collection of the Central House of chess named MM Botvinnik .
Chess 2-3 . Africa , Burkina Faso, 1970 . Bronze , leather , molding , embossing . From the collection of the Central House of chess named MM Botvinnik .
3 . Chess. Vukvol , 1920 . Chukotka, p.Uelen .
Walrus tusk , carved, engraved, tint . From the collection of VMDPNI .
Established many centuries ago Chukchi beliefs permeated the idea of equality, equal importance of the people and animals. A vivid , emotional embodiment of ancient ideas are outstanding chess artist - Vukvola .