Terracotta chess pieces almost identical to modern chess pieces have been unearthed in Lothal a site of the ancient Indus valley civilization from 2500 B.C. However the chess pieces have been taken off line. But i do have a copy of those images with me. Can anyone show me that how can i share it with others. I am sure that there will be many people here who will be interested in seeing their favorite hobby taken back well into antiquity by 3000 years. Up till then here is a link to an online image of just the pawn pieces excavated from Indus Valley Civilization.
http://www.crumiller.com/chess/chess...eces_thumb.jpg