2007-03-02 12:38:07 · 4 answers · asked by Michaelina E 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Board Games
it started in persia, thats about all i know, and it has been played since before the written history of time(before 1 ad) and the castling move wasnt introduced until about 500 ad
2007-03-02 12:42:40 · answer #1 · answered by bigjacka55 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chess finds its origins in the continent of Asia. It first began in India some time before the 5th century. In the 6th century it spread to Persia and then to the Arab culture after Persia was conquered by Omar I in the mid 7th century. By the 10th century, chess had spread to Burma, Ceylon, China, Japan, Siam and Tibet. There are many legends that describe the invention of chess. One legend has it that there was an Indian princess with two sons. Her sons fought to determine who would be the successor to their mother's throne. Inevitably one of the sons died. A wise man of the court invented chess to show what happened and to console the poor mother.
2007-03-02 21:42:02 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is thought to have come from India in and been adopted by Persia. However there are alternate theories. One is that it was developed from the game of xian qi ("chinese chess"), which is very similiar and has a history going back at least another 800 years.
2007-03-02 21:05:11 · answer #3 · answered by maxdwolf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it goes back to the china 1800,.
good luck,..,
2007-03-02 20:52:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋