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Chess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shape. Buddhist pilgrims, Silk Road traders, and others carried it to the Far East where it was transformed and assimilated into a game often played on the intersection of the lines of the board rather than within the squares. Chaturanga reached Europe through Persia, the Byzantine Empire, and the expanding Arabian Empire. Muslims carried chess to North Africa, Sicily, and Iberia by the 10th century.
How Did Chess Become Global And Did You Know That Iranians Were The Inventors Of Chess?
Chess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shape. Buddhist pilgrims, Silk Road traders, and others carried it to the Far East where it was transformed and assimilated into a game often played on the intersection of the lines of the board rather than within the squares. Chaturanga reached Europe through Persia, the Byzantine Empire, and the expanding Arabian Empire. Muslims carried chess to North Africa, Sicily, and Iberia by the 10th century.