Who invented Chess?

The early form of chess called as Chaturanga(Sanskrit for ‘Four Divisions’) was played during the Gupta Empire. Findings in the Mohenjo-daro and Harappa (2600–1500 BCE) sites of the Indus Valley Civilization show the prevalence of a board game that resembles chess. Arab Abu al-Hasan 'Ali al-Mas'udi, detailed the Indian use of chess as a tool for military strategy, mathematics, gambling and even its vague association with astronomy From India, Chess was introduced to Persia, where it became a part of princely education of the Persian Nobility. According to chess historians Gerhard Josten and Isaak Linder, "the early beginnings" of chess can be traced back to the Kushan Empire in Ancient Afghanistan, circa 50 BCE–200 CE. From Chaturanga, it became ‘shatranj’ in Persia. Further rules were developed by the Persians. Later when Muslim Arabs conquered Persia, they adopted the game of Chess along with its Persian names. The modern rules of Chess were developed in Europe. The first modern Chess tournament was held in London in 1851 which was won by a German named Adolf Anderssen,