Crowds celebrated in the snow, waving flags, and carrying pictures of Ayatollah Khomeini, who came to power after ousting the U.S.-backed shah in 1979.
But with its spread to Sassanid Persia, it acquired its current name and terminology– " chess, " derived from " shah, " meaning king, and " checkmate" from " shah mat, " or " the king is helpless" .
But with its spread to Sassanid Persia, it acquired its current name and terminology — " chess, " derived from " shah, " meaning king, and " checkmate" from " shah mat, " or " the king is helpless."