usenet@ucbvax.ARPA (USENET News Administration) (09/27/85)
I am interested in finding out more about the history
of chess in India. I am fairly familar with the history
of chess in Europe and America, but haven't seen much
about chess in India (where the game originated, of course).
When I was in India, I didn't find any chess books in
the stores I went to, but that doesn't mean much as I
didn't know my way around. Could anyone give me information
about where literature on the History of Chess in India,
chess books published in India, etc. might be obtained?
Thanks very much,
-Tom
tedrick@berkeleybrahme@uicsl.UUCP (09/29/85)
I do not know what you mean by history of chess in india. During the last few centuries, chess activity in india has been minimal. It is popular only among chess enthusiasts, & there are some tournaments at the state & national level. In short there is'nt any organized training or support available for those who wish to devote themselves to the game. I don't think that there is any book in the market (in India) which would tell you about the origins of the game (several centuries back). One way to find out more about the subject is go thru history books about ancient/medeival india. There you may stumble upon references to various games and activities of the kings/dynasties/people of the period. This way you could reconstruct the history of chess in india. An alternative way is to go thru books on history of chess in europe & look for references to the orgin of this game in india. You may also want to correspond with the authours/publishers of these books to find out more about this subject. dhananjay brahme
days@glasgow.glasgow.UUCP (Judge Dredd) (10/03/85)
> I am interested in finding out more about the history > of chess in India. I am fairly familar with the history > of chess in Europe and America, but haven't seen much > about chess in India (where the game originated, of course). I always thought that chess was originally played in Persia. -- Stephen Day, Comp Sci Dept, University of Glasgow, Scotland seismo!mcvax!ukc!glasgow!days If time were like a treacle bun, I would enjoy it so, But now it seems it's on the run, I'd really better go.
reddy@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU (10/04/85)
There are references to a game called "chaturangam" in Puranas which is pretty similar to chess. I don't know whether it originated in the East or West (Far East or Near East, from the European frame of reference), but it should have been exchanged in Greek or Roman times. Uday Reddy