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2. a) Match the titles to the paragraphs of the text. One title is extra.

1. THE GAME FOR THE EDUCATED

2. FIRST CHAMPIONS

3. NOWADAYS

4. THE ORIGIN

5. CHESS AND GREAT PEOPLE

Chess in Russia

A. Chess is a board game played between two players. It is played on a chessboard, which is a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid (сетка). Chess combines elements of art, science and sport. The name originates from the Persian language: checkmate, meaning "the ruler died". Chess appeared in the 6th century in India. In the 9th and 10th centuries chess appeared in Europe. In 1886 championships all over the world began.

B. The history of chess in Russia began in the 12-14th centuries as a result of the Tatar-Mongol Yoke's influence. Since the late 18th and early 19th century the first chess clubs and Russian chess books appeared in Russia. Thanks to the efforts of such outstanding chess players as Alexander Petrov, Karl Yanish and others chess got popularity among noble people, and later among intelligentsia, gradually becoming one of the main indicators of educational level of the society.

C. Many prominent writers played chess and loved it. Such great Russian writers and poets as Alexander Pushkin, Mikhail Lermontov, Ivan Turgenev, Leo Tolstoy, found great joy in playing chess, which also contributed to the game's growing popularity in Russia. In the life of Leo Tolstoy chess occupies a special place. He played chess almost every day, finding time for the game. Tolstoy wasn't a good player. When he won, he was happy like a child; at a loss he was distressed.

D. Chess is a popular game in Russia. Today many people play chess for pleasure, they also take part in different competitions. Russia is home to 11 world chess champions! In 1956 the Central Chess Club of the USSR was opened on Gogolevsky Boulevard, which became home to a number of generations of Moscow chess players. The boulevard itself is still the favorite place for Moscow chess players. In good weather, you can see players thinking over their next move there. From time to time, the boulevard provides the venue for local tournaments.

b) Read the text and find the answers to the questions. Match questions 1-5 to paragraphs A-D. There is one question with no answer.

1. How many world chess champions were born/lived in Russia?

2. When did the world chess tournaments start?

3. Was chess popular with all social classes in Russia in the 19th century?

4. Is chess an Olympic sport?

5. Was chess a hobby of many Russian literary geniuses?