Chess, the game that is beleived to be the 'sport' , excellence in which is achieved only by the best of stratergy makers and thinkers, has a strong bonding with India.Not only it founded here (according to the Encyclopedia), India today houses some of the superstars of the game, whose sheer presence in a tournament gives us hope of another title to India. This article outlines India's long lasting affair with Chess.
The Indian origin of the game of chess is supported even by the Encyclopedia Britannica according to which, "About 1783-89 Sir. William Jones, in an essay published in the 2nd Vol. of Asiatic Researches, argued that Hindustan was the cradle of chess, the game having been known there from time immemorial by the name Chaturanga, that is, the four angas, or members of an army, which are said in the Amarakosha (an ancient Indian Dictionary - S.B.) to be elephants, horses, chariots and foot soldiers.