Editing Chess in Europe (section)

{{Short description|Historical article}}
The game of [[chess]], or rather its immediate precursor, known as ''[[shatranj]]'', was introduced to Europe from the [[Muslim world|Islamic sphere]], most likely via [[Al Andalus|Iberia]] (modern [[Spain]]), in the 9th or 10th century (possibly as early as at the beginning of the 9th century, and certainly by the mid to late 10th century).

The earliest reference to the game in [[Middle Latin]] is a poem ''[[Versus de scachis|de scachis]]'', preserved in [[Einsiedeln Abbey]]. Chess in medieval Europe was played in monasteries and at feudal courts. An exception is [[Ströbeck]], known as the "chess village",<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-little-chess-village |title=The Little Chess Village, Part I |website=Chess.com |access-date=2019-05-14}}</ref> where chess became popular among the farmers in the early 11th century already.