A brief history of chess

1. (Video) What the video and answer the questions.

1 How long has the game of chess existed?

2 What did Diplomats and courtiers use chess for?
3 Is chess a game of chance?
4 Where did chess begin to take on its modern form?
5 Was the Church in favor of playing games?
6 What happened to chess in the Enlightenment era?
7 Why did the USSR dominate chess championships in the 20th century?
8 Why was Deep Blue’s triumph over Garry Kasparov in 1997 remarkable?

2. Explain the meaning of the following words from the video. Use an English-English dictionary. Write
down the sentences with these words from the video.

1 avid / an avid player (2:00)

2 testament (2:03)
3 to caution against sth. (3:06)
4 to proliferate (3:14)
5 to cultivate (4:27)
6 ingenuity (5:06)