the last two comments... lolx
which country invented chess

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Selling their kidneys?

India, about 1800 years ago, but the game as we know it didn't come about until~800-1000 years later in Europe.

Origins of chess. Many countries claim to have invented the chess game in some incipient form. The most commonly held belief is that chess originated in India, where it was called Chaturanga, which appears to have been invented in the 6th century AD

I think it's the same as with music and literature. No matter which culture you look at from whatever time period, you'll always find instruments with strings, just as you'll also find poetry. I suppose it's the same thing.

in india long ago our king's wife madri invented that but it was playing with real people. so chanakya of India made 64 square's chess^_^
Lower Slobovia invented chess. Many great inventions were made by the Slobovians but they get no credit for them, instead credit for their greatest inventions are always given to India, Greece, Persia and so forth. In addition many people believe that Lower Slobovia and Upper Slovia are one country, actually they are two independant countries. The people who live in those countries actually speak different languages and have different religions.