The origins of chess.

THE BEGINNING

Chess can be traced back nearly 1500 years to the battle simulation game of chaturanga in India, thought the prehistory of the game are largely unknown. The name chaturanga translates to four divisions(of the military) that have today evolved into the modern pawn, knight, bishop, and rook. It is widely believed that the game spread to Persia where it's name evolved to Shatranj after the conquest of Persia by the Rashidun Caliphate, this change in name was owing to the lack of ch and ng sounds in Arabic.

GOLBAL CONQUEST

From there on the game shot to popularity in Europe and North Africa and many variants of the game soon began to emerge. Silk Road traders carried the game to the far east where it was transformed and and often played on the intersection of the lines of the board. Chess as we know it was extensively developed in Europe, regardless of the game's origins.

THE FAR EAST

In China, chess is believed to have been derived from the Indian chaturanga. Chaturanga was transformed into the game xiangqi where the pieces are placed on the intersection of the lines of the board rather than within the squares. A prominent variant of chess in East Asia is the game of shogi, transmitted from India to China and Korea before finally reaching Japan. The game is played on a 9×9 board, and captured pieces may be reused by the captor.

RUSSIA

Chess has nearly 1000 years of history in Russia. It was probably brought to Old Russia in 9th century via the Volga-Caspian trade route, from the 10th century cultural relations with the Byzantine Empire and the Vikings also influenced of chess in Russia. The country has been extensively credited with popularization of chess worldwide.
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