Some nice research by Jason Rintz resulted in the following article describing the early days of chess. If you’ve played the game for a while but haven’t looked into the history you’ll find this article interesting.

Hindus in India playing an early version of chess
The history of chess is as complex as the game’s rules and strategy themselves. While there are no definitive origins of chess - for example who, where, which particular year, as they all relate to invention - there is adequate historical evidence available to narrow down to a general time frame of its first appearances. Originating in the east and gradually spreading westward, following the historical arc of military and monarchical domination, chess began as a game reflecting the art of war but eventually evolved into one symbolic of European class structures by the end of the medieval age.
Stay tuned for parts 2 and 3.

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