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~~~~~~~~~~Important Forums Connected to the LB.~~~~~~~~~~ https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/the-leaderboard-guide How to manage the LB https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/leaderboard-update-avaliability-chart When i am avaliable to update the LB ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~No LB Update Alert~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ALERT!!! i am not avaliable to update the LB on Nov 7!!! ________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The LB~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here i will keep track of the chaturaji ratings of you guys. If you want to be added, type your username and your chaturaji rating in the comments. Updates will be carried out as soon as possible. (Sorry for the slow updates recently, expect updates to be A LOT more frequent 🙂) BLITZ NOTES: NEXT BLITZ UPDATE >> NOVEMBER 7TH (updates every ~7-10 days)  STATS FOR LAST UPDATE: 10+ 6- 9+0 Inactive (blitz) @Articpolarbear 2836.9 -63.5 @Always-be-happy00 2705.8 +89.6 @PeteNov 2499.4 +73.7 @SirRandomChess 2480.5 +0 @GellartGrindelwald 2440.6 +11.4 @Nyutixbrother 2407.3 +35.3 (yay!) @Idril_Celebrindal 2401.1 +0 @SirRM23Divergent 2399.1 +0 @TheDonutDude 2397.4 -15.8 @Toobles 2389.6 +45.9 @tonyskyer 2369.3 +0 @janlivens 2313.6 -45.0 @dbaralic 2297.2 -74.6 @Bird-Seed 2275.7 -4.2 @TimeVeteran 2249.1 +149.9 @gardent490 2229.7 +8.9 @martinaxo 2198.7 +18.8 @billybot21 2187.9 +6.6 @is-this-allowed 2110.1 +0 @chessknightben 2010.3 +0 @s746948 1910.0 -12.7 @VishTheFish771 1908.4 +14.6 @AharonP 1834.5 +0 @Noahfavelo 1768.7 +0 @jakson20140214 1690.8 +0 HYPER NOTES: Note: The Hyper leaderboard's update schedule may be changed if necessary due to it not being as played of a time control as blitz or rapid in the club. Players will be removed from the leaderboard if they have not played in a while, which will be determined. NEXT HYPER UPDATE >> OCTOBER 31TH (updates every 15 days) STATS FOR LAST UPDATE: 1+ 4- 9+0 Inactive (hyper) @Articpolarbear 2396.3 +163.3 @Seahawk_Fan_10 2024.9 -206.8 @SirRM23Divergent 2004.5 -66.1 @GellartGrindelwald 2001.4 +0 @Bird-Seed 1782.2 +0 @gardent490 1709.8 -6.8 @Nyutixbrother 1709.4 +0 @billybot21 1627.6 +0 @VishTheFish771 1606.0 -2.9 @dbaralic 1555.7 +0 @TimeVeteran 1511.5 +0 @is-this-allowed 1450.9 +0 @s746948 1446.1 +0 @chessknightben 1346.6 +0

RULES OF THE CHATURAJI CHESS TEAMQ&A (feel free to ask your own question in the comments)1.Q What to do if i'm a member/coordinator and i see someone breaking these rules?1.A Contact a SA (prefferably the owner) using either PM or the chat function. (NOT the live club chat) Tell the username, the offence, and the place where the offence was commited (forums, notes, etc).________________________________________________________________________________________________________1. Concerning Behavior🞗 1.No foul language 🞗🞗 2.No harassment or toxicity 🞗🞗 3.No personal attacks or passive-aggressiveness 🞗2. Concerning Posting🞗 4.No spamming in any forum or in the notes. It is acceptable to do so in the live chat, as long as all other posting rules are followed closely 🞗🞗 5.No creation of useless or irrelevant forums 🞗🞗 6.No promotion of other clubs, unless express permission is granted by a Super Admin 🞗3. Concerning Participation🞗 7.Participation is not ‘mandatory’ in the sense that failure to participate will not result in any disciplinary action. Nevertheless, all members are highly encouraged to participate in vote chess matches, daily matches, club events, and in the various forums of the club 🞗🞗 8.No teaming in FFA 4p Chess 🞗4. Concerning Issues🞗 9.If you have a problem with another member, do not bring it up publicly. Contact an Admin or Super Admin 🞗🞗 10.If you have a problem with an Admin or Super Admin, do not bring it up publicly. Contact a Super Admin 🞗5. Concerning Admin Abuse🞗 11.No promoting members as a super admin without direct permission from the owner 🞗🞗 12.Only demote other members, as a super admin, with permission. If they have broken a rule urgent enough to take immediate action without consulting the rest of the admin team, then you may temporarily bypass standard procedure(listed under "Concerning Discipline) 🞗🞗 13.As a moderator only take action after completing the standard procedure 🞗6. Concerning Discipline🞗Breaking a rule will result in a warning. Each player has two warnings before action will be taken 🞗🞗 Rules listed under admin abuse may skip warnings and jump directly to an immediate demotion 🞗🞗 After a player uses their two warnings they will be subject to a mute, and if they continue infringing rules, a ban 🞗Written by: @Bird-Seed and @coro

Chaturaji and Chaturanga: Ancient Indian Chess Precursors Chaturanga and Chaturaji are two of the earliest known chess-like board games, originating in India around the 6th-7th century AD (with possible roots tracing back further to the Gupta Empire or even the Indus Valley Civilization). Both games symbolize the four divisions of an ancient Indian army—infantry (pawns), cavalry (horses), elephants, and chariots—played on an ashtāpada (8x8 uncheckered board). Chaturanga is the foundational two-player strategy game widely regarded as the direct ancestor of modern chess, shatranj, xiangqi, shogi, and other variants. Chaturaji ("four kings") is a four-player adaptation, often incorporating elements of chance via dice, and was described as early as 1030 AD by Al-Biruni. While exact historical rules vary due to limited records and regional differences, reconstructions by historians like H.J.R. Murray provide a clear picture of their shared heritage and divergences. Similarities Both games share core mechanics that influenced global chess evolution: Aspect Description Board 8x8 uncheckered squares (ashtāpada), sometimes with markings unrelated to movement (possibly for dice variants). Core Pieces Represent army units: pawns (forward 1, diagonal capture 1, no initial double-step); horse (knight: L-shape jump); chariot/boat (orthogonal any distance, non-jumping); king (adjacent any direction); elephant (limited leaper or slider). No En Passant/Castling Absent in both; pawns promote under restrictions (e.g., to specific pieces if available). Capture By landing on opponent's piece; jumping allowed for leapers (horse, elephant in some forms). Cultural Role Pure skill (Chaturanga) or skill+luck (Chaturaji); spread via trade routes, evolving into international chess variants. These overlaps make Chaturaji a direct extension of Chaturanga, with some sources even calling it "four-handed Chaturanga." Differences The games diverge significantly in scale, chance, and objectives, reflecting solo duels (Chaturanga) vs. multi-kingdom battles (Chaturaji). Aspect Chaturanga (2-Player) Chaturaji (4-Player) Players 2 (opposing sides; white first). 4 (clockwise turns; often teams, e.g., red+yellow vs. green+black opposites/partners). Pieces per Player 16: 1 king (raja), 1 vizier (mantri: 1 diagonal), 2 elephants (2 diagonal leap), 2 horses, 2 chariots (rook), 8 pawns. 8: 1 king, 1 knight 1 pawn, 1 rook 1 bishop Dice None (full player choice). none Setup Offset kings (e.g., white e1, black d8); standard rows. Corner armies (back rank majors + pawn row); colors: green/red/yellow/black. Winning Checkmate king or "bare king" (opponent left with only king); stalemate often wins for stalemated side. Points from captures (pawn=1, boat=3, king=3 knight 3 bishop 5) points can allow you to auto claim, you can also win the game by being the last one standing Special Rules Raja cannot be left in check; promotion to vizier/chariot. Checking gives you points Modern reconstructions (e.g., on Chess.com or Ludii) often simplify Chaturaji by omitting dice for strategy. In essence, Chaturanga emphasizes tactical purity in a duel, while Chaturaji adds chaos because it has 4 players and sometimes dice. Though Chaturaji outlasted in some regions into the 20th century, both paved the way for chess's global dominance.

This is a chart with daliy puzzle points. The player who earns the most points at the end of the year is awarded coorodinator. Links: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/daily-puzzle-1-november-3rd-2025 comment 1 (solved) and 16 T-1 @jmnb 2 pts T-1 @KCP_EricLangFeng 2 pts 2nd @Floodescaper 0 pts

Hi! This is a chart of when the head manager of the LB (me) can update. Before we start, two notes: This is a pinned forum. do not unpin it as it contains important information. Please check this forum before updating the LB. The 2 tags. Can means that i can update the LB. Can't means that i can't update the LB as there is a cause interfearing. Currently... Blitz LB update: (Nov 7) Can't Hyper LB update: (Sep 19) Can't Final Word. bye! -Nyutixbrother, 2350, Manager of CCT leaderboard.

Hi! This is a chart of roles that Admins/SAs perform, and is updated every week (like the LB, but for activeness). Performance of a role can be of two types: minor and major. Minor participation is doing something 2-3 times and not on a regular basis. Minor participation is seen as 1 point on the chart. Major participation is doing a thing >5 times and on a regular basis. Major participation is seen as 2 points on the chart. The chart is updated every 2 weeks. next update>>May 19th. Roles Greeter. @is-this-allowed (Major) Torunament Organizer @is-this-allowed (Major) Puzzle Poster @Nyutixbrother (Major) @is-this-allowed  (Major) @Bird-Seed (Major) LB Manager @Nyutixbrother (Major) @TimeVeteran (Major) Forum Poster/Idea Generator @Nyutixbrother (Major) @Bird-Seed (Major) @Danny-8-4-2 (Major) Inviter @is-this-allowed (Major) The Chart 1. @is-this-allowed 8 points 2. @Nyutixbrother 6 points 3. @Danny-8-4-2 2 points 4. @TimeVeteran 2 points 5. @goodatchessplus @AharonP @el008 0 points

This is a master index forum. All forums are sorted here by type, so that you can quickly find any forum that you are looking for, or poke around the club and see what has been made in the past. Leaderboard Leaderboard The Leaderboard Guide Puzzles Basic Chess Puzzles (For new members) Chaturaji Puzzles How to Play THE RATING CLIMB Openings Chaturaji Openings The Four Main Chaturaji Openings (The Standard) The Four Main Chaturaji Openings (Pick Up Bishop) The Four Main Chaturaji Openings (Fianchetto) The Four Main Chaturaji Openings (Degenerate) Strategies Chaturaji for Beginners Intermediate Piece Guide Knight Guide for Beginners Ship Guide for Beginners The KC Method Tactics Attacking the player to your right Pawn or Piece Sacrifices How to Play with a Lone King Memes Chaturaji Memes 1500s Memes Chaturaji Memes II Games Crazy chaturaji games Awesome Chaturaji Games Chaturaji analysis (for real games) Chaturaji Endgame Analysis Just Reached 2500/Intersting Endgame/New Record: Took 8 pawns Discussions Rating Inflation. What's the piece you check mate most with? What's the piece you die to most? Extra-Extra Large Chaturaji Just Chaturaji Variants How would you rate the pieces by their worth Knight vs. Bishop Debate Mouseslip Ethics Furthering the discussion of "ethics" Chaturaji Titles Fast Ways to Lose ELO The corruption of variant online game chat In your opinion should the king be worth more points Autoclaim frustrations If you had to put these 5 variants in order how would you do it Top Five 4-Player Variants Boat Triumph! What Could The Three Have Done? Moderation is way too overpowered on me : ( The predicting game

The Website Link: https://chaturaji-profile,netlify,app (replace , with . because it kept blocking out the link) So what if there was a website and you could put in your elo and the amount of matches you played. Then, a nicely-styled profile would display of your rank and level. But what are levels? Levels are basically your experiance with chaturaji. The formula for calculating it would be: (elo x matches) / 10000. So, for me, my level would be somewhat like this: 2093 * 250 / 10000, which would equal 52. For SirAlFresco (shout out to them), it would be somewhat like this: 2350  * 6500 / 10000, which would equal 1,527. Wow. So levels would be a number representation on your experience, not just elo or matches played. And ranks? Simple. 1500 minus | Bronze (no piece) 1500-1750 | Silver (Pawn) 1750-2000 | Gold (Knight) 2000-2250 | Platinum (Bishop) 2250-2500 | Diamond (Rook) 2500 plus | Grandmaster (King) and prbly one more for like top teir players (aka articpolarbear) Think it's a good idea? Commet below if you have any things you might want to change or improve. Honestly, once i'm ready, it should only take a week or so. Then the website can hopefully be put on this club page. If you read this whole thing, the give me your thoughts in the comments. Have a good Chaturaji day! 

https://www.chess.com/member/varosttheflail Welcome back, its been a while.

Post the best game you saw this week here.

The KC method in chaturaji is a strategic approach that centers on king-safety, coordinated piece development, and efficient control of critical central squares. I really sucked at chaturaji, so I asked my friend KC (King Chessable) and former #1 in the world to teach me. He famously embraced this approach, and transformed me from an absolute neophyte into a top chaturaji competitor. Through disciplined study and consistent application of KC fundamentals, I rapidly climbed the rankings—eventually reaching #2 in the world and becoming one of the method’s most well-known success stories. Today I will showcase 4 games, all displaying the KC Method. As Red, I do not utilize this KC method as the Big Bear Method (talk to @articpolarbear) is a lot more effective.  Game #1. https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturaji/game/92589137/121/4  We are looking at sort of a setup where the pawn above the bishop is pushed and the king going into that hole. 4.g is something we are looking for. By the time it hits 15.g, the battlefield is cleared and we are safe due to our KC method. After this, a nearly flawless endgame was extrapolated against a 2500 in order to secure that dub.  Game #2: https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturaji/game/92589450/1/2   In this game, by 4.b we have our setup. Let red take the bishop for your knight, as the bishop is virtually useless unless you can get it active, as we can see in games 3 and 4.  Tip #1. Get your knight on the (here d6) square WITHOUT letting (yellow) take it as it completely ruins your pawns. Now 13.g was a huge mistake by N-a-v-a as we can see 14.g led N-a-v-a with no choice but to lose his bishop all after a certain pawn.  In this game, I got a free bishop, but got even luckier after 18.r This blunders away a free 10 points for me, virtually securing me the victory. At 29.b, I could trade off everything and have a free win here easily, but I decided to take a shortcut and after 31.b secure that easy dub.  Game #3: https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturaji/game/92589657/186/3   4.y we have our setup. However, when the player in front of you finachettos, the (f5) square is left open for our knight. We have achieved Tip #1.  Tip #2: by 7.y, we can get our pawns into a 3x3 box and therefore avoid blue snatching up all of our pawns. This is good if Green can take and we can take back. This does NOT work with the b pawn however because then our pawns are split.  Tip #3: This is a tip that all 2600 and under completely miss, which is to activate your bishop. By 12.y, we have achieved our active bishop and can now push our king and pawns up to the end.  17.b Our hard work has paid off, leading blue to blunder a pawn. We can see that the active bishop really helped as if it was stuck behind the pawns, we would have no counterplay.  24.y makes us likely to snatch up that pawn, causing blue to blunder his king. It is smooth sailing after this. With 37 points, we easily secure that dub.  Game #4: https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturaji/game/92589948/192/3   By 8.y we have our KC setup. 13.r Red blunders a pawn, which we greedily snatch up. 15.y, we snatch up that diagonal that we have been looking at for a while, leading us to get a huge advantage in the endgame. At 27.r, things take a twist. I don’t particularly want red getting a free bishop, and therefore 27.y getting an extra 2 pawns for free is best. 30.g I got really lucky with green blundering a bishop allowing me to advance into the endgame with more points and material. This helps us secure a massive dub and give me a 4 in a row first place win streak, untilting me from 2630 all the way back up to 2692.  I hope you guys enjoyed, and if you guys want to see a forum post on the Big Bear method let me know. Feel free to dm me how the KC method works for you.  See you next time,  Seadra

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Guys I recently found out that I am #2157 in raji blitz This made me determined to improve my elo But how? Can y'all help me please? PLEASE?

If you had to compare chaturaji to a real life sport what would it be an why?

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If you had to compare chaturaji to a real life sport what would it be an why?

It happend to me twice in short time, that the same player only tries to get me loosiing points.He prevented mate on other players, when it didnt give him any advantage.What do you think about this. I think its not possible to report him, as he didnt team but just played against me personally.Here one example, where you can see that he yellow several possibilities to mate red:https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturaji/game/100344103/79/2 Greetings,Fred

Hello, all Daily Chess lovers! (and even those who don't love it can join too) There is a team match that starts on the last day of this month, April 30th, and so far, there is only one player. (me!) Come join and help me out @ https://www.chess.com/club/matches/1934147.

We started up a "weekly puzzle" series in November... only posted once. Well, here's an attempt to rectify that! Here is the first post of the revival of the weekly puzzle series. In the game, blue made a move and tied with green. What move was it, and is there a better option? Game: https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturaji/game/100278669/94/4 All previous entries in the weekly series can be seen here: https://www.chess.com/clubs/forum/view/chaturaji-puzzles-1

I've been grinding raji and today I finally got on the leaderboard