Jubair; Sa'id Bin Jubair, a black judge, plays blindfold Chess.

Marwan; Abdalmalik born Marwan died. Earliest Umayyad Caliph associated with Chess.

Walid I ibn Abdalmalik becomes Caliph.

Walid I kills a Chess player when the player purposely played bad against him.

Seville conquered by Arabs. Moorish invaders bring Chess to Iberia.

Jubair; Sa'id Bin Jubair died.

Waldi I died. Killed a Chess player who avoided beating the Caliph.

Abbasids (descendents of the Phophet's uncle Abbas) try to take the Caliphate.

Literary; first literary references to Chess in Arabic.

Abu al-Abbas born. First Abbasid Caliph.

Sulaiman ibn Yashar died. Disapproved Chess.

Al-Farazdaq; Arabic poet al-Farazdaq died. His will mentions Pawns (of Chess).

al-Ahwas died. Noted poet.

Living Chess introduced in Europe by Charles Martel (688-741).

Hisham ibn Abdal-Malik died. Caliph and Chess player.

Az-Zuhi died. Great lawyer of the Umayyad period and Chess player.

Abbasids organized a rebellion in Iran.

Abbasid; start of the Abbasid Caliphs. Capital moved to Baghdad.

Abbasid Caliphs come to power in Baghdad. Document Chess.

Abu al-Abbas, first Abbasid Caliph, comes to power.

Umayyad; end of the Umayyad Caliphs.

Ar-Rashid; Haran ar-Rashid born. Abbasid Caliph of Islam (786-809), Patron.

Harun ar-Rashid born. Abbasid Caliph of Islam 786-809. First in his dynasty to play Chess.

Abu Hanifa died.

Women; first mention of women Chess players.

Al-Mahdi ibn al-Mansur is third Abbasid Caliph.

Al-Mansur died. Second Caliph of the new dynasty (Abbasids).

Abdalaziz; Poet Abu Hafs Omar ibn Abdalaziz called ash-Shatranji, the Chess player.

Moorish invaders of Spain introduce Chess to western Europe.

Al-Mahdi wrote a letter to Mecca to give up Chess, Dice, and Archery.

Al-Mahdi ibn al-Mansur died. Third of the Abbasid Caliphs.

Al-Mumun born. A Caliph.

Al-Rashid, Caliph of Islam, comes to power.

Chess piece; earliest known Chess piece dates to this period.

China; first reference to Chinese Chess in the Huan Kwai Lu (Book of Marvels).

Malik ibn Anas died.