ZME Science: People Played Chess Over the Telegraph in 1844 and It Accidentally Created the First E-sport
People Played Chess Over the Telegraph in 1844 and It Accidentally Created the First E-sport
The first online chess game occurred over telegraph lines in 1844 Telegraph hardware was simple yet required constant monitoring for accuracy Grandmasters later used teletype and online platforms to ...
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