No one really knows how old the game is, but the reason it was once only played by royalty was that for a long time the royals were the only ones with liesure time on their hands--everyone else was too busy slaving their lives away for the them, either in the fields or in training for war.
Ancient Royalty
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How old is chess? Why was it once only played by royalty?