Chess originated in India as ‘Chaturanga’, travelled to Persia as ‘Shatranj’ & eventually to Europe as ‘Chess’. Earliest records of Chess are in Gupta Empire of 600 CE. But the written records of Chess are much deeper…
Mahabharata happened during ~3000 BCE elaborating the Ancient Indian warfare describes a classic military battalion as AKSHAUHINI – which is a group of नर (Foot Soldiers), अश्व (Horses), रथ (Chariots) & दन्त (Elephants), which are the 4 limbs of a military battalion during war, also known as Chaturanga and is the source of Chess today.