Featured Guest: Rex Sinquefield

The Authority Company · Sep 27, 2021 · 29m

The history of chess is a complicated one. Early forms of the game originated in India around the 6th century AD, and by the 10th Century chess made its way to Europe. Fast-forward to the 1800s, chess underwent various rule changes and became the competitive sport we know today. The first official World Chess Championship was hosted in 1886 and 134 years later it went viral.First, the pandemic sparked interest in the game. More and More locked-down families around the globe began buying boards and playing chess. Covid-19 also drove hundreds of thousands of others to play Chess online. And…