Bulgaria Possible Place of Origin of Chess

Scott Tortorice

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This is not as crazy as it sounds. There has been increasing archaeological evidence that India/Persia may not be the birthplace of chess.

Bulgaria Possible Place of Origin of Chess


The FIDE states that India is only one possible places of origin of chess.


"This is one version. But do you know that ancient chess pieces have been found in Plovdiv? And this is one of the oldest cities in Europe. There are still theories about which country is the birthplace of chess. We first talked about India, then - about Persia. Last year I was in Mongolia, and its president showed me chess pieces found found in the tomb of Genghis Khan and the excavated burial mound. Check out their approximate age - they turned out to be 3 500 years old. The oldest chess pieces in India are maximum 2000 years old ... Chess pieces have also been found in Latin America, in Peru. How did they end up there?" Ilyumzhinov asked.
I think a conference is a good idea.
 
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