It is uncertain who started chess, but it is believed to be the ancient Egyptians; although chess using the modern rules first came about during the middle ages.
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It is believed to have started around early 6th century
Chess has developed over the centuries in many countries to become what it is but the first chess-like game originated in India.
Germany was the first country get gymnastics to be started.
Buddhism first started in the country of India.
A chess computer is a machine that can play chess without human input. The first stand alone chess computer was the Chess Challenger which was first used in 1977.
The first game of chess was played in India.
it was first started in India then moved into china
Most historians say that chess started in the 5th and 6th Centuries AD in India.
India, where chess was played with an Elephant instead of a Rook and no Queen, other changes were signigicant from modern chess but are lost to history. The Europeans got a hold of chess and then turned the pieces int more recognizable characters, hence knight, king, queen, and rook.