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Variously estimated from 3,000 to 1,000 B.C. CHATURANGA.
ОглавлениеThe Primeval Hindu Chess.
Diagram of a Chaturanga board with 4 armies. Yellow is in upper left. Black is in upper right. Green is in lower left. Red is in lower right.
The Medieval and Modern Chess.
White
Black
Diagram of a standard chessboard, white pieces at the top, black pieces at the bottom.
Derived from the Persian Chatrang, 537-540 A.D.
833-842. Problem I. by the Caliph MU'TASIM BILLAH.
Black
White
White to move, and give checkmate at the ninth move.
About 1380. Problem II. by 'ALI SHATRANJ.
Black
White
White to play and mate in eight moves.
