George Harrolds

History of the Chess Game

The origins of chess. There’s some speculation among historians on the roots of the game, but the one version that’s most commonly referred to is the following: chess originated from the ancient Indian game “chaturanga” in the 6th century. This game was similar in configuration, but naturally, the chess pieces, if we can even call them that, had different roles to play and moved differently across the board. It had two main features that unite all the forms of chess previously in existence and differ it from other board games. In all the games from chaturanga to modern chess, the pieces had different powers levels, and the outcome of the game depended on the fate of one pivotal piece on the board. In the case of modern chess - the king.