Sharad Mohan · @ssharadmohhan
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1st Day of 2023 & it is a Lazy Sunday.

has Taken a Dip, with Cold Winds Blowing Across .
So, Staying Indoors & Playing
This is 1st Known (Originated in India) from 6th Century AD of North & is Common Ancestor of Xianqqi of Janggi of Makruk of & Shoji of

This c1800 AD is now at Rijksmuseum

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Sharad Mohan · @ssharadmohhan
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Two Women play () in this c1810 AD from ( Hill State) now in .
Chess was invented and first played in as a Royal pastime.
The earliest evidence of Chess in comes from a Dice & few Chessmen unearthed at in in 1972. These pieces are dated to around 2450 BC (over 4000 years ago).
Lothal, part of the was the largest Sea Port of ancient India.

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