Cafe de la Regence

by Sarah Beth
"The 18th century was self-styled as the The Age of Enlightenment.

Although this movement encompassed Art, Music and Liturature, it was more evident in the philosophers, scientists and social engineers of the time.

For our purposes in discussing chess, the important factors are that the European intellectual center was now France and that chess, once simply considered a complex game, was embraced by the intellectuals who brought some of their powers for abstract thought to bear on chess. Chess was still considered a game, for sure, and as a game..."
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