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#19 "I couldn't care less"
"Also, there is controversy"
"When did people develop modern day chess and how did it change from its beginning?"
"Honestly, I don't care. Let's play chess!"

Thinking out loud for people wondering if they are interested and aren't? ;D

#19 "I couldn't care less" "Also, there is controversy" "When did people develop modern day chess and how did it change from its beginning?" "Honestly, I don't care. Let's play chess!" Thinking out loud for people wondering if they are interested and aren't? ;D

AGoodGuy

#22

The earliest predecessor of the game probably originated in India, by the 7th century AD. From India, the game spread to Persia. When the Arabs conquered Persia, chess was taken up by the Muslim world and subsequently spread to Southern Europe.

ungewichtet

#23

The 'four divisions' of chaturanga were infantry, chariotry, cavalry and elephantry.

I could add speculations I read about the chaturanga pieces being taken from real battle scheming (with figurines representing the four divisions) onto a game board of 8x8 squares, which was in popular use at the time.
The pawn move, I remember reading, was taken from a racing game played then.

The rook (=chariot) move and the knight (=cavalry) move have been the way they are since chaturanga. (Were they invented or taken over?)

The king's move as such, one square horizontally, vertically or diagonally, as well. The queen was not there, a vizier had that place, moving one square diagonally. The vizier was the weakest piece (and the only piece a pawn reaching the eight rank could promote to- to the next higher rank to the infanterist).

The elephants moved two squares diagonally, (also jumping over pieces). But in this way they could only use 8 squares on the whole board, each.

All around the world, hundreds, maybe thousands of versions seem to have developed from this set-up.

The 'four divisions' of chaturanga were infantry, chariotry, cavalry and elephantry. I could add speculations I read about the chaturanga pieces being taken from real battle scheming (with figurines representing the four divisions) onto a game board of 8x8 squares, which was in popular use at the time. The pawn move, I remember reading, was taken from a racing game played then. The rook (=chariot) move and the knight (=cavalry) move have been the way they are since chaturanga. (Were they invented or taken over?) The king's move as such, one square horizontally, vertically or diagonally, as well. The queen was not there, a vizier had that place, moving one square diagonally. The vizier was the weakest piece (and the only piece a pawn reaching the eight rank could promote to- to the next higher rank to the infanterist). The elephants moved two squares diagonally, (also jumping over pieces). But in this way they could only use 8 squares on the whole board, each. All around the world, hundreds, maybe thousands of versions seem to have developed from this set-up.

India.

chess was invented in india in the time of kings first chess was not a game it pieces were costly and it was usedby kings for planning of wars

MasterLucienJaccon

#26

somebody died and this chess was like a memorial?

MrSzachista

#27

Crazy how many people here don't have a clue.
Google Garri Chess.
Holy hell...