Chess is a challenging board game having ancient origins. Chess originated in [[India]], in a game called Shaturanga. The earliest extant description of the game is contained in the [[Bhavishya Purana]], which dates from A.D. 300 to A.D. 600. | Chess is a challenging board game having ancient origins. Chess originated in [[India]], in a game called Shaturanga. The earliest extant description of the game is contained in the [[Bhavishya Purana]], which dates from A.D. 300 to A.D. 600. |