Chess and backgammon retain Persian-invented terminology.

Evidence

In another area the Persians are accredited with the invention of board games, particularly chess, which still uses a Persian terminology—the Shah—and also the game which is variously known as trik-trak, shish-besh, backgammon and other names. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 298

Categorization

Category: Factual Claims

• CANDY: Nice elevator fact: chess’s ‘checkmate’ derives from ‘shah mat’ — the Persian king is dead.