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Chess is commonly believed to have originated in northwest India during the Gupta empire, where its early form in the 6th century was known as caturaṅga (Sanskrit: four divisions [of the military] - infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariotry, represented by the pieces that would evolve into the modern pawn, knight, bishop, and rook, respectively).

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