When the game of Chess was invented?

Question

Was it with the same rules, and movements of pieces!
It is the perfect game to look for.

Answer 1

This link should provide you with a lot of the answers you seek

Answer 2

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. It is believed that the Persians subsequently created a more recognizable version of the game called Shatranj.

Another theory exists that chess arose from the similar game of Xiangqi (Chinese chess), or at least a predecessor thereof, existing in China since the 2nd century BC. Scholars who have favored this theory include Joseph Needham and David H. Li.

Answer 3

Hundreds and hundreds of years ago there was a King in India who loved to play games. But he had gotten bored of the games that were present at the time and wanted a new game that was much more challenging. He commissioned a poor mathematician who lived in his kingdom to come up with a new game. After months of struggling with all kinds of ideas the mathematician came up with the game of Chaturanga. The game had two armies each lead by a King who commanded the army to defeat the other by capturing the enemy King. It was played on a simple 8x8 square board. The King loved this game so much that he offered to give the poor mathematician anything he wished for. "I would like one grain of rice for the first square of the board, two grains for the second, four grains for the third and so on doubled for each of the 64 squares of the game board" said the matamatician. "Is that all?" asked the King, "Why don't you ask for gold or silver coins instead of rice grains". "The rice should be sufficient for me." replied the mathematician. The King ordered his staff to lay down the grains of rice and soon learned that all the wealth in his kingdom would not be enough to buy the amount of rice needed on the 64th square. In fact the whole kingdoms supply of rice was exhausted before the 40th square was reached. "You have provided me with such a great game and yet I cannot fulfill your simple wish. You are indeed a genius." said the King and offered to make the mathematician his top most advisor instead.
That's about 18 billion billion. So if a bag of rice contained a billion grains, you would need 18 billion such bags. Am I starting to sound like Carl Sagan yet :-)

This story about the King is most likely not true. But it is true that there was an ancient Indian game called Chaturanga and it is beleived that modern Chess is a variant that evolved from it. However some scholars argue that China is the true birthplace of Chess. So we may never know the real answer.

Answer 4

Early on, the pieces in European chess had limited movement; bishops could only move by jumping exactly two spaces diagonally (similar to the elephant in xiangqi), the queen could move only one space diagonally, pawns could not move two spaces on their first move, and there was no castling.

By the end of the 15th century, the modern rules for the basic moves had been adopted from Italy: pawns gained the option of moving two squares on their first move and the en passant capture therewith, bishops acquired their modern move, and the queen was made the most powerful piece; consequently modern chess was referred to as "Queen's Chess" or "Mad Queen Chess". The game in Europe since that time has been almost the same as is played today. The current rules were finalized in the early 19th century, except for the exact conditions for a draw.

Answer 5

The game of CHESS was invented in India... very long ago, by the 2nd man of a mogul imperor...

no... @ 1st the pieces didn't look as what they look like 2day, & the rules were slightley different...

over the years... it was considred as the game of philosophirs & men of knowledge... also the nobile & borjuaz classes of people...

nowadays... its considered a great game, & 1 of the best to look for... it carves the brain, sharpens it, & make you think more in a clear way...

u could visit some chess websites to help u out & get more info! :)

Answer 6

India is the place where it oringated albeit a diff variant . But cosest to the chess . China invented checker and other games...
It must have been invented in stone age ... or somethign
bc

Answer 7

many scholars believe chess was invented in the sixth century in India. Others believe in originated in China. No one really knows. it was much different then

Answer 8

several thousand years (BC) - in India