Where was chess invented?

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A History of chess by H.J.R. Murray

"... Part I. Here Murray reviews the evidence for the presumed beginnings of chess in India, and its subsequent spread throughout neighboring countries. …"

https://web.archive.org/web/20140708090911/http://www.chesscafe.com/text/review883.pdf

A world of chess

"... The authors take issue with Murray’s Indian origins model; however, they are also prone to using equivocal phrases such as 'it is possible,' 'with scant evidence,' and 'may have been.' With regard to the true origin of chess, they state 'we can only assume that the cradle of chess and its primordial history still lie hidden somewhere in Asia,' but that 'the exact birth of the royal game remains clouded in mystery.' …"

https://chesscafe.com/book-reviews/a-world-of-chess/

A History of Chess

"... Averbakh traces the history of chess's forebears from its murky roots in India ... In the first chapter Averbakh argues that the path to chess began with a race game that turned into a military game, and eventually - perhaps under the cultural influence of the Greeks - went from a game of dice and chance to one of pure skill. There is much more, of course, as he then follows the game to Iran and subsequently …"

http://www.thechessmind.net/blog/2012/12/20/book-notice-yuri-averbakhs-a-history-of-chess.html

https://www.newinchess.com/media/wysiwyg/product_pdf/2770.pdf

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According to A Short History of Chess, by Henry A. Davidson, chess was invented in India, where it was known as Chaturanga. The pieces and rules were a bit different to modern Western chess. From India, it then spread to Persia under the name Shatranj.