M Winther wrote on Wed, Apr 26, 2006 06:03 PM UTC:
Shashi, of course, everybody is aware that the first game of chess was played in India. Murray says that Chaturanga is at least older than Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C.) because, after Alexander's invasion, the Chariot was henceforth removed as a branch of the fighting services, due to its lack of efficiency against Alexander. This would have been reflected in Chaturanga had it been younger. But Chaturanga does not refer to four army corps, but to the four branches of the fighting services (not counting king and fers). So 4-handed Chaturanga is not the original as some would have it, says Murray (I've earlier implemented this curious game with dice, here (zrf).
Can you substantiate the claim that Chaturanga is at least from 3172 BC?
Can you substantiate the claim that Chaturanga is at least from 3172 BC?
Mats