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How was chess invented?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 10/4/2023

Chess is commonly believed to have originated in India during the Gupta empire, where its early form in the 6th century was known as caturaṅga. Around 1200, rules started to be modified in southern Europe, and around 1475, several major changes made the game essentially as it is known today

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∙ 15y ago

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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.

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∙ 11y ago

Chess wasn't exactly invented. It originally came from a game in India, but then got changed over time when it moved to Europe.

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∙ 14y ago

It is ancient, actually coming from Isreal.

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