échecs (English spelling)

Japanese: échecs(英語表記)echecs
échecs (English spelling)

...This was introduced to Persia in the 6th century, and then to Western Europe in the 9th or 10th century via Arabia and the Byzantine Empire. The word chess (German: Schach, French: échecs) comes from the Persian word shah (king), and checkmate also comes from Persian. Chess was popular throughout the Middle Ages, and modern chess was established at the end of the 15th century.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "échecs" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…これが6世紀ころペルシアへ,そしてアラビアやビザンティン帝国を経て,9~10世紀ころ西ヨーロッパへ伝わった。チェス(ドイツ語Schach,フランス語échecs)の語源はペルシア語でシャー(王)のこと,チェックメート(王手)もペルシア語に由来する。中世を通じてチェスは愛好され,15世紀末には現在のチェスが確立した。…

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