Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Chess

The game of Chess originated in India. The Persian word for chess, shatranj, is derived from the Sanskrit word chaturanga which means "four divisions of the military" ( infantry, cavalry, elephants and chariots), represented respectively by pawn, knight, bishop and rook.

1 comment:

Rockinganil said...

Iam herewith attaching a Map showing origin and diffusion of chess from India to Asia, Africa, and Europe, and the changes in the native names of the game in corresponding places and time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SpreadofChessfromIndia.jpg