Today we know that chess originated from the Gupta Empire (600CE), of India. However many people firmly believe that chess was played by the ancient Egyptians. But, the game we think of as chess and what the Egyptians used to play are completely different.

Father of Chess  William Steinitz Chess Strategy and Theory, Contributions & Facts. William Steinitz, born in Prague in 1836, is considered the father of modern chess. He transformed chess from a romantic game focused on rapid attack into a scientific game of positional strategy.