Who is the inventor of chess?

Chess is believed to have been invented in India, where, by the 6th century, it flourished—although the name of the inventor has been lost to history. Other theories trace chess's origin back to Sri Lanka or China, although others assert these games came later or were based on the Indian one. Without a doubt, the game was originally Asiatic and spread to Russia and Western Europe by the 8th or early 9th century.