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Ziryab
X_PLAYER_J_X wrote:

But anyways we are talking about the 19th century here. I am actually at a lost for words on what to say about the 19th century.

It was around the time electricity was starting to become invited. I guess some people were excited to play chess in the dark? I don't know.

I got absolutely nothing here lol. How to start the ball rolling on the 19th century is tough.

Before Edison, there was Rockefeller; before Rockefeller, there was Moby Dick.

In other words, ancient chess players hunkered over the board in their caves with torches while others carved the day's hunt on the walls. Later, whale oil lit the taverns where men escaped domestic responsibilities to play chess. As whales became scarce, the oil tycoons manufactured kerosene. Then Edison invented the research laboratory and made the light bulb economically feasible.

X_PLAYER_J_X
Ziryab wrote:
X_PLAYER_J_X wrote:

But anyways we are talking about the 19th century here. I am actually at a lost for words on what to say about the 19th century.

It was around the time electricity was starting to become invited. I guess some people were excited to play chess in the dark? I don't know.

I got absolutely nothing here lol. How to start the ball rolling on the 19th century is tough.

Before Edison, there was Rockefeller; before Rockefeller, there was Moby Dick.

In other words, ancient chess players hunkered over the board in their caves with torches while others carved the day's hunt on the walls. Later, whale oil lit the taverns where men escaped domestic responsibilities to play chess. As whales became scarce, the oil tycoons manufactured kerosene. Then Edison invented the research laboratory and made the light bulb economically feasible.

True

Maybe they was happy they didn't have to refill the lantern with more oil to keep it lit.

WBFISHER

Electricity was economically feasible in the late 19th century thanks to Tesla. Sorry Batgirl, I couldn't find any chess games by him.

Ziryab
WBFISHER wrote:

Electricity was economically feasible in the late 19th century thanks to Tesla. Sorry Batgirl, I couldn't find any chess games by him.

Edison stole the credit, fair and square. And Tesla did work for Edison, however briefly.

xoxo_Smudge_xoxo

Is it true that the first game of chess ever annotated was the Guatemala Gambit?

2travel

I want to know chess in relation to the current clash of cultures; middle east versus the west

Goram
Pulpofeira wrote:

However, trolling level is the lowest ever nowadays.

Got it now.Go get a life,Immature kid

Pulpofeira
Goram escribió:
Pulpofeira wrote:

However, trolling level is the lowest ever nowadays.

Got it now.Go get a life,Immature kid

At this point, I've got much more than I expected when I was a kid, many years ago. However, I wouldn't mind you were right about your guess of my age, believe me.

Pulpofeira

Hey, how is your Spanish going? You should know is a bit different on the islands...

thegreat_patzer

2travel question is an interesting one.

unfortunately, as a culture the islamic peoples aren't nearly as interested in chess as when it was called Shatranj and the great islamic Grandees.

Shamelessly copied form wikipedia...  "Shatranj"

Players[edit]

During the reign of the Arab caliphs, shatranj players of highest class were called aliyat or grandees.[3] There were only a very few players in this category including:

  • Jabir al-Kufi, Rabrab and Abun-Naam were three aliyat players during the rule of caliph al-Ma'mun.
  • Al-Adli was the strongest player during the rule of caliph al-Wathiq. At this time he was the only player in aliyat category.
  • Ar-Razi in 847 won a match against an already old al-Adli in the presence of caliph al-Mutawakkil and so become a player of aliyat category.
  • As-Suli was the strongest player during the reign of caliph al-Muktafi. Ar-Razi was already dead and there were no players of comparable strength before as-Suli appeared on the scene. In the presence of al-Muktafi he easily won a match against a certain al-Mawardi and thus proved that he was the best player of that time. As-Suli considered Rabrab and ar-Razi as the greatest of his predecessors.
  • Al-Lajlaj was a pupil of as-Suli and also a great shatranj master of his time.