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Hello everyone. I'm sure you're all familiar with the wonderful game of chess. But have<br />you ever stopped to think about where it came from and when? Well, we believe the game dates<br />back to before 600 AD and was first played in what is now Northern India. We think the<br />form played by Europeans and Americans today travelled through Iran to the main business<br />centres of Europe by the year 1000. The game was then taken to Northern Europe, so by the<br />1400s chess was played throughout Europe. There are quite a few forms of the game found<br />in other parts of the world. For example, one form is played in Japan, another form is played<br />in China. One person whose name stands out in the history of chess is the chess master<br />Howard Staunton. Staunton lived in England in the mid 1800s and gave his name to the<br />chess pieces that are still used in competitions all over the world today. The idea of chess<br />competitions is relatively recent. The first official competition was played in 1866 in<br />London and was won by a man called Steinitz. He was, in effect, the world's first official<br />winner and he held the title until 1894 when he was beaten by a German called Immanuel<br />Lasker, who in turn lost the title in 1921 to a Cuban called Capa Blanca.<br />Hello everyone, I'm sure you're all familiar with the wonderful game of chess, but have<br />you ever stopped to think about where it came from and when? Well, we believe the game dates<br />back to before 600 AD and was first played in what is now Northern India. We think the<br />form played by Europeans and Americans today travelled through Iran to the main business<br />centres of Europe by the year 1000. The game was then taken to Northern Europe, so by the<br />1400s chess was played throughout Europe. There are quite a few forms of the game found<br />in other parts of the world. For example, one form is played in Japan, another form is played<br />in China. One person whose name stands out in the history of chess is the chess master<br />Howard Staunton. Staunton lived in England in the mid 1800s and gave his name to the<br />chess pieces that are still used in competitions all over the world today. The idea of chess<br />competitions is relatively recent. The first official competition was played in 1866 in<br />London and was won by a man called Steinitz. He was, in effect, the world's first official<br />winner and he held the title until 1894 when he was beaten by a German called Immanuel<br />Lasker, who in turn lost the title in 1921 to a Cuban called Capa Blanca.

1. （1） What is the talk mainly about?

   A . Secrets of playing chess. B . History of the game of chess. C . Different playing forms of chess.
3. （2） Where did the game of chess come from?

   A . Northern India. B . Japan. C . China.
5. （3） When was chess played throughout Europe?

   A . By the year 1000. B . By the 1400s. C . By the 1800s.
7. （4） What do we know about the world's first official winner Steinitz?

   A . He was born in London. B . He lost the title in America. C . He was beaten by a German.