The origin of chess

The origin of chess

For those who are interested in legends about the origin of the chess.The origins of the game of chess are not known with certainly, and traditional stories in a number of cultures claim credit for developing the game. One legend claims that chess was invented during the Trojan Wars.According to another legend, chess was developed to depict the battle between two royal brothers for the crown of Persia. In a third legend, chess was the creation of the mythical Arab philosopher Sassa.

Whatever its origins, chess was known to exist in India as early as 500 B.C., and it eventualy spread from India to Persia, where it took on much of the terminology that today is part of the game. Foot soldiers in the Persian army were called piyadah, which became the pawns of today's game, and the Persian chariot was a rukh, which became the rook. The Persian king was the shah, which evolved into the name chess. Shahmat, which means the king is dead, became the expression" chackmate".