Chess & its origin

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I've never been able to find a definitive answer, but I read in one's speculation that chess was invented in Afrika, stolen by Europe, and then they changed the pieces into middle age magestic (for lack of a better term) pieces, i.e., king, queen, bishop, knight, etc.

Does anyone know what tribe invented chess?  Has anyone heard about this?  I'd told a kid I played before who I no longer associate with (he's a rotten apple!) about this and he thought I was crazy.  I'd like to find some concrete research.

[out_of_Zion]

Google never fails to amaze me...

Found this link, I might print all this out to read it....LATER.  If anyone's interested:

http://www.ishipress.com/origin.htm