I suppose if we go analyzing these things we will understand a lot linked with other ancient civilizations. Chess game, played from ancient times, was probably invented in Iran (Persia) receiving other influences and then spread to the world. The Russian word of the game -shakmati- is close to the original name indicating the antiquity. The Irainian term is shah mat (that appropiatly means "Sha (Xa) is dead", the Anglican version was translated chekmate, in Portuguese xeque-mate, in Spanish jaque-mate.