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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. Originally...
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terminology in Hindi,
green indicates that in Urdu):
Origins of
chess Chaturaji, four-handed
version of
chaturanga Shatranj Xiangqi Cazaux, Jean-Louis...
- that is a (2,2)-leaper. The same move is used for the boat in
Indian chaturaji, a four-player
version of chaturanga. The
elephant in
Chinese xiangqi...
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invented at the time the list was made,
earlier chess-like
games such as
chaturaji may have existed. H. J. R.
Murray refers to Rhys Davids' 1899 translation...
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Forbes (1798–1868). The
theory states that a four-handed dice-chess game (
Chaturaji)
originated in
India in
approximately 3000 BC; and that
arising from the...
- al-Biruni, an
encyclopedia of
Indian culture,
contains a
description of
chaturaji, a four-player chess-like game pla**** with dice,
which al-Biruni claims...
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condemned criminals... c. 1030 – Al-Biruni's
India describes the game of
chaturaji. 1148 – Kalhana's
Rajatarangini (translated by MA Stein, 1900) The King...
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Anand Neelakantan Chaturanga Dandasana, an
asana pose in yoga
practice Chaturaji, a four-player
version of
chaturanga Shatranj, a
variant of chaturanga...
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pieces can also be pla**** as pen-and-paper games.
Apocalypse Arimaa Chaturaji (India)
Chaturanga (Indian chess)
Chess (Western chess)
Congo Courier...
- form a nice 8-pointed star on the
chess board. Boat AL ~ 2X A = (2,2)
Chaturaji (4
player Indian chess, 11th century) See Alfil. Note that in
Russia the...
