Versus de scachis
| Versus de scachis | |
|---|---|
Cod. Einsidlensis 319, p. 298 | |
| Also known as | Einsiedeln Poem |
| Author(s) | Anonymous |
| Compiled by | Gall Morel |
| Language | Medieval Latin |
| Date | 10th century |
| Provenance | Einsiedeln Abbey, Switzerland |
| Manuscript(s) | Codex Einsidlensis 365 and Codex Einsiedeln 319 |
| Principal manuscript(s) | Codex Einsidlensis 365 |
| Genre | Didactic poetry |
| Verse form | Elegiac couplet |
| Length | 98 lines |
| Subject | Chess |
Versus de scachis (Latin: "Verses on Chess"), also known as the Einsiedeln Poem in some literature, is the title given to a 10th-century Medieval Latin poem about chess. It is the first known European text to provide a technical description of chess for didactic purposes and it is considered a fundamental document to understand the development of chess in Europe.