Ancient Bharat (India) - Chess developed out of Chaturanga, which is an ancient strategy board game developed during the Gupta Empire in India around the 600 AD.

Chess developed out of Chaturanga, which is an ancient strategy board game developed during the Gupta Empire in India around the 600 AD.

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If chess was originated in India, then why is the king designed with a cross structure above it? - Quora

Many forms of chess existed in the ancient world. In this light, is it fair to completely attribute the invention of chess to ancient India? - Quora

The Ancient Game of Chaturanga: the Indian Origins of Chess, by hindu aesthetic

Did India really invent Chess? Were Indian aware of such fact or still playing such games, chess before the European re -write our history of world? - Quora

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The Ancient Game of Chaturanga: the Indian Origins of Chess, by hindu aesthetic

Solved (1) The ancient Indian game of chaturanga (c. 6th

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