were did chess originate? is it indiaaa?

Question

am just curious to know place of origin of that brilliant game

Answer 1

Origins of chess
Main article: Origins of chess

A Persian youth playing chess with two suitors. Chess was played in Persia as early as the 3rd century AD.Many countries claim to have invented chess in some incipient form. The most commonly held view is that chess originated in India, since the Arabic, Persian, Greek, Portuguese and Spanish words for chess are all derived from the Sanskrit game Chaturanga. In addition, in the past only India had all three animals, horse, camel and elephant, in its cavalry, which represent knight, bishop and rook in chess. The present version of chess played throughout the world ultimately derives from a version of Chaturanga that was played in India around the 6th century CE. It is believed that the Persians subsequently created a more recognizable version of the game called Shatranj. However, another theory suggests that chess arose from the similar game of Xiangqi, or a predecessor, that existed in China from the 2nd century BC. Scholars who favour this theory include Joseph Needham and David H. Li.

Chess eventually spread westward to Europe and eastward as far as Japan, spawning variants as it went. The game spread throughout the Islamic world after the Muslim conquest of Persia. When it entered the Islamic world, the names of its pieces largely retained their Persian forms but its name became shatranj, which continued in Spanish as ajedrez and in Greek as zatrikion, but in most of Europe it was replaced by versions of the Persian word shāh = "king". There is a theory that this name replacement happened because, before the game of chess came to Europe, merchants coming to Europe brought ornamental chess kings as curiosities and with them their name shāh, which Europeans mispronounced in various ways.

Chess eventually reached Russia via Mongolia, where it was played at the beginning of the 7th century. It was introduced into the Iberian Peninsula by the Moors in the 10th century, and described in a famous 13th century manuscript covering chess, backgammon, and dice named the Libro de los juegos. The entrance of chess into Europe is marked by an enhancement of the powers of the queen.

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Answer 2

There is no confirmed physical evidence from the early days of chess. No chess boards or complete chess sets have been found. Some objects excavated by archaeologists might have been early chess pieces, but they might just as easily have served a purpose that had nothing to do with a game. The evidence that we have is taken from literature, and even that is subject to interpretation. Does a certain word translate as 'chess', as some other board game, or as something else entirely?
The Early Chess Historians: Many chess players know Sir William Jones (1746-1794) as the author of 'Caissa', a poem composed in 1763. He was also an accomplished linguist; knew Arabic, Persian, and Sanskrit; and while living in India, published a paper ‘On the Indian game of Chess’ (1790), which identified India as the birthplace of chess. Later, Duncan Forbes (1798-1868), a professor of oriental languages, published 'The History of Chess' (1860), confirming his theory of India as birthplace 5000 years earlier

Answer 3

Yeah

most people in the world say that Chess originated in India.

Check out the link in my sources.

Answer 4

Cheese is an ancient food whose origins may predate recorded history. Probably discovered in Central Asia or the Middle East, cheesemaking spread to Europe and had become a sophisticated enterprise by Roman times. As Rome's influence receded, distinct local cheesemaking techniques emerged. This diversity reached its peak in the early industrial age and has declined somewhat since then due to mechanization and economic factors.

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Answer 5

I believe you'd find the first strategacal war-game invented was GO in China/japan later...

The Indians invented backgammon from it; where as the romans/huns branch turned it into chess... as the chinese played it, they needed figures to move around according to ranks...

Stratego, I played as a child is the same.

The "art of change" is originally from Confusius "I Ching" which represents the 64 stages in life that one can be involved in and whether to retreat or attack, etc... plant or plow, etc...

It later became a divination tool... and most ppl use it to determine the "right time" to act... as the moving lines (any one of the six) might mean subtle things; like your head lieutenant is a bloody rat!

Does life imitate art you reckon? :)

Answer 6

Originated in Persia. The word Shah in Persian means king and that was the original name.

Answer 7

i have heard that chess originated in ancient rome where the rulers of kingdoms would play the game rather then fighting a war to gain control over land...

interesting eh?i have no idea exactly where it originates though

Answer 8

At least chess's name originated in India... it was originally called shah, which means king.

Answer 9

It originated in India. Originally its name was chatter-rang. Thus shat-ranj in hindi, persian and arabic.

Answer 10

Yes, it was India.

Read more about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Origins_of_chess