Timur; Mongol emperor Timur died.

Louis, Duke of Orleans, died. Chess player.

Mohammed; the Sultan Mohammed plays live Chess in Grenada, Spain.

Martin of Aragon is an avid collector of Chess sets and books.

Lydgate; John Lydgate wrote ‘Reson and sensuallyte’, a romantic allegory.

Jews of Forli banned all games of chance except Chess.

German King abandons the prohibition of Chess.

Cracow manuscript states that stalemate is a draw.

Cracow poem attributes the invention of Chess to Ulysses.

Royal; first reference to Chess as ‘The Royal Game’ in Lydgates translation.

Charles VII (1403-61), King of France, is a Chess addict.

Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, born. Strong Chess player.

James I; King James I of Scotland was playing Chess when he was murdered.

Civis Bononiai, collection of Chess problems, incorporated in Florentine manuscript.

Arabic Chess manuscript “anmuzaj ul Catal” transcribed

Problem; custom of attaching to each problem an author.

Civis; best copy of 'Civis Bononiae's' manuscript made. Now in Modena.

Living Chess played in Morostica, Italy for the hand of a lady.

/05 Charles, Duke of Orleans, wins a rare Chess manuscript.

Charles the Bold (1433-77) considered the best player of his time.

Statute included Chessmen in a list of goods which were no longer to be imported.

Charles D'Orleans died. Chess player and father of Louis XII.

Orleans, Charles d’ died. French prince and Chess player.

Ballet; Colonna's ‘Hypnerotomachia Poliphili’ describes Chess ballet.

Innocent Morality published. First printed reference to Chess.

Gottingen manuscript published. First work devoted to modern Chess.

Hardback; First hardback book dealing with Chess published.

Morality; First printing of the ‘Gesta Romanorum’ morality, in Latin.

Caxton (1422-1491) publishes ‘The Game and Playe of Chesse’.

/12 Gottingen manuscript in the hands of King Alfonso V of Portugal.

Chess; beginning of modern Chess starts in southern Europe.

Fers replaced by the Queen and the Aufin replaced by the Bishop.

Charles; at Louvaine, Charles the Bold forbids cards and dice, but not Chess.

Charles the Bold died.

Damiano, Pedro born in Odemira, Portugal. Wrote the first Chess book in Italian.

Game; first known modern Chess game recorded.

En passant (ep) is introduced.

Painting; first Chess painting ‘The Chess Players’, by a Venetian artist.

Vida; Marco Girolamo Vida born.

Ferdinand played Chess while Columbus negotiated.

Book; first practical Chess book printed, by the Catalan Vicent treatise on openings.

Inquisition; During the Inquisition, living Chess was played.

Vicent publishes his Catalan Chess book, first practical Chess book to be printed.

Book; oldest surviving book dealing with practical play printed by Lucena; ‘Repeticion de Amores’.

Lucena writes the first printed book on Chess playing; dedicated to Prince Juan.

Mennel presents manuscript to Emperor Maximilian I that Chess is a game of skill.