Feature: What was The Arab Influence on The Game of Chess?

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Presenter: Nayla Rashid

Delivered: DC on April 22, 2018

This afikra feature is about the game of chess, how it started in India to how it made it’s journey from Persia to Arabia and all its modifications throughout the time.

Sources & Future References

• On the Persian Game of Chess | JSTOR

• Shah Mat! (Checkmate!) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

• The Game of Kings - Muslim Heritage

• Libros del axedrez dados et tablas (The Book of chess) By Alfonso X

• Chess in Europe - Chess.com

Contact Info

• E-mail: lifeisgoodbh@hotmail.com

Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.

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Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.