It is ancient, actually coming from Isreal.
Chess first originated in India
The earliest forms of chess originated in India
Chess is believed to have originated in ancient India.
Chess originated in about 500 A.D. in India.
In India.
India, no doubt.
the game CHESS originated in INDIA, a long centuries back.....
A way for Indian generals to plan attacks.
In about 550 B.C. the game Chatranj spread to Persia from India. There in Persia it evoved into the game chess.
The most antiques vestiges of the chess was found in INDIA. At the time, instead rooks, as we know, there was elephants. It was know as CHATURANGA
Chess wasn't invented in an exact year. Chess took many years to invent, but chess DID originate in the 1200s in India.Chess originated in the Sixth Century AD in India, and from there spread to Persia. When the Arabs conquered Persia, it spread into the Arab nations, and from there into Europe when the Moors conquered Spain.
Chess originated in India in or about the 6th century AD when it was known as Chaturanga. It was moved across the world by conquering armies and well received everywhere. By the 1200s, the 'modern game' was taken to Scandinavia by the vikings.