both cases. However the game was in its infancy, and the moves allegorize the love affairs that constitute the basic literary plot. For this reason, the authors did not care much if the movements were technically good or bad, but if they harmonized with the development of the literary plot. See also Versus de scachis, the earliest known reference to chess in a European text Chess in early literature History of chess Libro de los Juegos References Further reading En el poema scachs d’amor del siglo xv se presenta la primera partida bajo las reglas del ajedrez moderno, (in Spanish) External links The chess game Scachs d’amor by Bill Wall An English Translation of Scachs d'Amor A commentary on the game (video) History of chess Medieval Catalan literature History of the Valencian Community Chess in Spain 15th century in chess Poems about chess Scachs d'amor Chess games