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  2. Chaturanga - Wikipedia

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    Archeological remains from 2000 to 3000 BC have been found from the city of Lothal (of the Indus Valley Civilisation) of pieces on a board that resemble chess. [10] Another argument that chaturanga is much older is the fact that the chariot is the most powerful piece on the board, although chariots appear to have been obsolete in warfare for at ...

  3. Chaturaji - Wikipedia

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    Antique Indian Chaturanga Chess set arranged for four players as in Chaturaji. Chaturaji (meaning "four kings") is a four-player chess-like game. It was first described in detail c. 1030 by Al-Biruni in his book India. [1] Originally, this was a game of chance: the pieces to be moved were decided by rolling two dice.

  4. Rook (chess) - Wikipedia

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    The Persian word rukh means "chariot", [14] as does the name of the corresponding piece in the original Indian version, chaturanga, ratha. [ citation needed ] In modern times, it is mostly known as हाथी (elephant) to Hindi-speaking players, while East Asian chess games such as xiangqi and shogi have names also meaning chariot ( 車 ...

  5. History of chess - Wikipedia

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    The earliest precursor of modern chess is a game called chaturanga, which flourished in India by the 6th century, and is the earliest known game to have two essential features found in all later chess variations—different pieces having different powers (which was not the case with checkers and Go), and victory depending on the fate of one ...

  6. Ferz - Wikipedia

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    The ferz is a very old piece, appearing in chaturanga and shatranj, the ancestors of all chess variants; it also featured in games such as Tamerlane chess. The ferz was a standard chess piece until the modern moves of queen and bishop were developed around the 15th century, with the ferz being replaced by the former.

  7. Indian chess - Wikipedia

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    Indian chess is the name given to regional variations of chess played in India in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is distinct from chaturanga . There are several such variations , all quite similar to modern rules , with variants regarding castling , pawn promotion , etc.

  8. Who Is Chess Piece on 'The Masked Singer'? - AOL

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    Chess Piece's identity and outfit are far from black and white. Decked out in a Regency-inspired dress in a checkerboard pattern, she's ready to prove she's no pawn in the game of this season. So ...

  9. Chadarangam - Wikipedia

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    Chadarangam (Telugu: చదరంగము) is a Telugu version of Indian chess, Chaturanga. It became very famous among kings and courtesans. It became very famous among kings and courtesans. Previously chariots ( Ratha ) were used in warfare, but in medieval times chariots were replaced by camels ( Oṣṭra ).