Chess going home

Chess is believed to have its origins as a war game in northern India. The powers of the pieces and pawns were expanded in Western Europe. In the nineteenth century it became a world game and India was largely left behind. Now it seems that the success of Vishwanath Anand is restoring its importance in the sub-continent: http://in.news.yahoo.com/256/20100513/1691/top-the-man-with-the-maruti800_1.html