Where was the game Chess originated?

In India. Chess was invented about AD 500. This information is officially accepted. Some may claim that chess has the history of 3000 thousand years old according to archaeological findings in the Gujarat seashore. From India to Europe and then all over the world. Islamic conquerors were largely responsible for the spread of the game up to Europe and the rest was done by the European conquerors. Muslims were said to have produced both the first world champion and the first grandmasters ; they introduced the term 'aliyat' meaning 'players of the highest class'. About AD 820 there were four aliyats. In 842 the great master al-Adli stood alone in the first class and might be considered the first champion. In 847 the Persian ar-Razi defeated al-Adli in the presence of the caliph al-Mutawakki - the first world championship? read less