History of Chess in India began before 6th Century BC. The early name of Chess was Chaturanga. From early era, Chess has a huge evolution. Earlier, it was concentrated among the kings and royal people of different dynasties.Early History of Chess in India
Chess, which was named as Chaturanga became popular in Gupta era. There, its early form in the 6th century was four divisions of the military: infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariot. These forms are represented by the pieces that would evolve into the modern pawn, knight, bishop, and rook, respectively. Chess was not only popular in early India. But it was also popular in early Persia, Afghanistan and Central Asia.
Medieval History of Chess in India
Chess was introduced to Persia from India and became a part of the princely or courtly education of Persian nobility. The game was taken up by the Muslim world after the Islamic conquest of Persia, with the pieces largely keeping their Persian names. In Sassanid Persia around 600 the name became chatrang, which subsequently evolved to shatranj, due to Arab Muslims' lack of "ch" and "ng" native sounds, and the rules were developed further. The model chess was redefined during Rajputana era. Later during the rule of Delhi Sultanate and the Mughals, it was named as "Satranj".
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