The game originated in northern India in the 6th century AD and spread to Persia. When the Arabs conquered Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslim world and subsequently, through the Moorish conquest of Spain, spread to Southern Europe. ... In Europe, the moves of the pieces changed in the 15th century.

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The game originated in northern India in the 6th century AD and spread to Persia. When the Arabs conquered Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslim world and subsequently, through the Moorish conquest of Spain, spread to Southern Europe. ... In Europe, the moves of the pieces changed in the 15th century.

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Origins of the modern game — The earliest predecessor of the game probably originated in India by the 7th century CE, from where it spread to Persia.

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The game originated in northern India in the 6th century AD and spread to Persia

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