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How did chess originate?

There is probably no game that has been written about so much and for so many centuries as chess. They are called the "royal game", that is, they are considered the king among games. Chess is also probably the oldest known game, some claiming to be around 5000 years old!

We know that the word "chess" comes from the Persian words "shah mat" which means "the king is dead". But did the Persians create chess? Nobody knows for sure.

The fact is that the origin of chess at different times was attributed to the Greeks, Romans, Babylonians, Egyptians, Jews, Persians, Chinese, Hindus, Arabs and many others! According to one version, chess originated among Buddhists in India. According to Buddhist customs, war and the killing of another person, regardless of the purpose, are criminal. And that's why, to replace war, they invented chess! Many authorities now believe that chess may have originated in India, spread to Persia, Arabia, and then to Western Europe.

As for individual chess pieces, they have undergone many changes over the long history of chess. The king could once have been captured, which, of course, is impossible in the kind of chess we play now. "Casting" was a new idea added to chess about 400 years ago.

The queen in chess has perhaps the most interesting story. Once this figure was called "vizier", which means "first minister"! Today, losing your queen in the game, you lose your strongest piece. But in ancient times, it moved only one square diagonally and therefore was the weakest piece on the board! It was only about 500 years ago that the queen was given her current powers.

Rooks and knights seem to have not changed in years. By the way, the English name of the boat - "ruk" - comes from the Indian "rukh" and the Persian "rock", which means "soldier".

Today, chess is played all over the world, and millions of people follow the international tournaments that are held regularly with interest.

Author: Likum A.

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How did Niagara Falls come about?

Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River, 25 km northwest of Buffalo, New York. The Niagara River flows into Lake Erie, connecting the four Great Lakes to Lake Ontario. About halfway through its 58-kilometer journey, its fast current is interrupted and it falls from a high cliff.

In fact, Niagara Falls consists of two waterfalls: the Canadian Falls and the American Falls. About 94% of Niagara's water, 317 liters, falls into the steep Canadian Falls every minute. Geologists believe that Niagara Falls is very young, no more than 000-000 years old.

During the Ice Age, ice covered what is now known as Niagara. The glaciers melted and Lake Erie formed. A river found its way out of it, which carried its waters to the north. In its course, the river reaches the cliff. This cliff, covered with a thick layer of limestone, created Niagara Falls. The falling water then deepened the riverbed. And now the height of the fall of the water is 11 kilometers more than the original.

The first mention of Niagara Falls appeared in 1697. This was written by a French missionary and explorer, Father Louis Hennepin. He saw the falls in 1678 on an expedition to the New World with Saure de la Salle.

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