If you recall in an earlier posting this year, I questioned Mainstream Narrative’s concept of so-called “Islamic Arts and Sciences” when referring to achievements of medieval southern Spain, Asia, and North Africa … in that regard, I directed your attention to Jon Crumiller’s 2016 book entitled MASTERWORKS on the occasion of the World Chess Championship in New York…

In covering chess sets designated as “Muslim Sets,” Crumiller wrote in his book that:

“Despite its name, the origin of the pattern is not entirely clear, and its attribution to Muslim culture is being subjected to the scrutiny of modern scholarship. Sheda Vasseghi, an historian whose field of expertise is Ancient Persia, which was an early adopter of chess, has said that the earliest-known ‘Muslim’ pattern pieces and the ancient Persian chess texts were already in existence before any Islamic presence. She noted that Islam did not arrive in Persia until the 7th century C.E., so the game of chess and the simple geometric design predates Islam, not vice versa.”

To this—in addition to multiple sources and references—we may also add the following on the origins of chess:

According to a May 13, 1913, edition of “The Day Book” as chronicled by the Library of Congress, “History locates the origin of chess in Persia in the year 760…”

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