Talk:Indian chess

Is this the same game as chess?
The game described here looks the same as chess. Should we merge this article into chess? Andreas Kaufmann 22:23, 3 March 2007 (UTC)


 * The sample game give seems to show two square initial pawn advances (as in chess), however the rules section says this move is absent in Indian Chess. Is the sample game an actual regular chess game played by the proponent of Indian Chess?  The article is interesting though.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.86.125.114 (talk) 11:30, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

I want to clarify your doubt
If you read the article carefully then you will understand that, it is a regionalised version of Indian Chess. Thats why I created it seperately.Bsskchaitanya 06:33, 13 April 2007 (UTC)
 * If it is a regional version of the chess, there is no need to give all rules. It is sufficient to provide difference from the chess only. Andreas Kaufmann 18:37, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Please it is so difficult to find information on a specialized topic like that, I would recommend to leave this page here, with as much information as possible. Testimony from "local" authors is very precious. This is real knowledge, be open. Thanks to Bsskchaitanya, you can contact http://history.chess.free.fr/history.htm were your information will be appreciated as it desserves.

Merge suggestion

 * Unless any differences from Chaturanga can be specified, I will merge to that article. Oli Filth 18:40, 1 August 2007 (UTC)


 * The game as described here is almost indentical to chess and hence completely different from chaturanga. The only reference given is a link to article on 'Indian chess', which is a Indian regional version of chess with different rules for castling and promotion. I looked at article 'Indian chess' in Pritchard's encyclopedia on chess variant and the rules given in the linked article seems to match that in Pritchard. So, I would suggest to rename this article to 'Indian chess' and change the text accordingly. Andreas Kaufmann 21:25, 3 August 2007 (UTC)

King's square color
I guess there is a mistake: if Kings are NOT faced together, their square color should be same. Please confirm and if necessary, correct. Thank you for this page.Cazaux 21:12, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

End game rules
Although they are complex, I think it is worth that the author explains them in details. I have added an external link which gives some light. A remaining question for me is stalemate: is that a win (for the player who blocks the opposite King) or a draw (like in European chess) ? Cazaux 21:18, 31 May 2007 (UTC)

King's knight move
Does the King's option to move as a night apply only to the first move of the King (as with castling once the King or the involved rook have moved they forgo the option to castle) or is the option retained throughout the game until it is used (which could make for some big changes to the end game, I would assume). --Jake (talk) 22:11, 25 August 2011 (UTC)

Elephant
Is elephant bishop or rook? Jose Mathew (talk) 08:00, 7 July 2015 (UTC)

The rook is the elephant, in Hindi and some other regional languages in india the rook of modern chess is also called the elephant --SourceIsOpen (talk) 18:39, 18 August 2020 (UTC)


 * In chaturanga, the elephant is the bishop, and the chariot is the rook. In modern Indian chess, it seems the camel is the bishop and the elephant is the rook. However, this is not universal, and the chaturanga terminology is still used in some regions. --Joshua Issac (talk) 10:42, 8 March 2021 (UTC)