probably Black's opening was inspired by this game
Shatranj Game Analysis vs samuelebeckis
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@coolthing: Wow, thank you very much for this analysis. Your 'Storm' tabiya is great! In that game I had not a clear idea of what to do, I was just trying to develop naturally (I tend to always counter a- and h-pawn advance with simmetric play). Unfortunatelly I missed I could have tried a Storm-vs-Storm which would have been very interesting I think.
I could not imagine Nd7 was so weak, I though it was a 'universal' move that always works, instead it is not so!
konrad78902alfirzan wrote:
probably Black's opening was inspired by this game
Konrad, I don't see any actual relations, that game we played, you and I, was a Muaqrab-vs-Mujannah opening, nothing to do. Probably you are just proud that you beat me (and I am honoured by your pride).
However, when you want to refer to a game, it is advisable to report just the URL, instead of posting four images, too intrusive and unclear. Next time write just this: https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturanga/game/38368958/0/1 , so that everybody can actually see our game.
I was just surprised Nd7 because I didn't see you play like that. in friendly games I have often seen players replay a debut in which they lost in a game to another player. I also did that a few times. in clubs where everyone knows the style of play of other players, new openings are often sought, so the first thing I thought after this game is that you are starting to learn to play him aqrab, because the pawn was on a5, the alfil on a6 and the knight on d7. It's not about any pride, it's a natural human trait that he understands everything by analogy with what he saw.
Ah okay I get it, sorry for my misinterpretation.
Speaking about myself, I have played several times Mashaikhi, Muaqrab or Saif, but I score better and feel more confident playing the Mujannah.
Speaking about the Knight in d2 (or Nd7 for Black) it's weird how in the recent days I was just thinking that 1.d3 - 2.Nd2 could be a sound opening (alternative to the usual 4-pawns), offering transpositions to several tabiyat.
Cecilia_Rodriguez wrote:
Buen tema, excelente análisis
Claro que sí! 
Lo que importa aquí no son mis errores, sino la apertura jugada por Coolthing.
I continue in English... Coolthing is our best Shatranj player at Chess-dot-com and probably in the entire world. In this game he plays the opening that he invented and to which he gave the name 'Storm'. Indeed it's a storm of pawns (and elephants) on the kingside. I'd say that Coolthing here is sharing a valuable masterpiece of his own strategy (his 2500+ rating proves its effectiveness), we should be grateful for this!
You are too kind @samuelebeckis! I can't maintain 2500 forever (there are many players who are underrated and improving very fast; I got a draw yesterday and lost 11 points) so I need to leave my mark while I'm still here
@coolthing, feel free to 'leave your mark' as much as you want, it's a pleasure to read your posts!
Me gustaría mucho saber cual es el tabiya favorito de @Cecilia_Rodriguez ! ... 
https://www.chess.com/blog/konrad78902alfirzan/the-armpit-attack similar opening for storm
Cecilia_Rodriguez wrote:
What is tabiya?
Cecilia, tabiya is an opening system of Shatranj/Chaturanga.
This term is still (rarely) used in modern Chess though.
The way you learn and study openings in Chess is completely different from the Shatranj way: in Chess you want to memorize sequences of moves, in Shatranj you want to memorize tabiyat (plural form).
Let's play some games: https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturanga
Ancient Chess doesn't make you dislearn Standard Chess! promised 
Greetings! Today I wanted to analyze a game I recently played against the esteemed @samuelebeckis which I believe is a textbook demonstration of pawn play and piece activity. The game can be found here: https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturanga/game/38644314/0/1.
For those of you who don't know me, I am currently the #1 rated Chaturanga player. I have written several of these analyses in the "Shatranj Top Players" club but this is the first one I am posting here. I hope you enjoy!
1.e3 e6 2.d3 d6 3.c3 c6 4.f3 f6 5.b3 b6 6.d4 a6 7.a3 a5 8.a4 Aa6 9.Aa3
All of this is fairly standard. I am setting up my signature tabiya, which I have seen been called "coolthing's tabiya" as well as the "Storm." The idea is very simple: a shah-side pawn storm created by the alfil sacrifice Ad3-b5!
9. ... Nd7?
This natural developing move is unfortunately improper for this position. The knight is not well-placed on d7, lacking scope over any important squares. Furthermore, with the b5-square already weakened from the earlier 7. ... a6-a5, putting the knight in the firing line of Ab5 is an extremely dangerous game to play. I respond by immediately capitalizing on this opportunity.
10.Ad3 g6 11.Ab5!
Generally an alfil is considered to be worth more than a pawn. Numbers vary on this, though I usually value an alfil at 1.5 pawns. However, and very importantly, I believe this value comes from the ability for the alfil to trade itself for a pawn in a positionally advantageous manner. Here, the resulting pawn on b5 will severely restrict Black's shah-side mobility (for instance, by preventing Black's knight or ferz from developing to c6) while also being a key player in the upcoming pawn storm.
At this point, Black's position is already in hot water. They probably need to retreat the knight and lose two turns, but the damage has been done.
11. ... cxb5 12.axb5 Ac8 13.c4
Black is now up an alfil for a pawn. However, for the sacrificed material White now has a space advantage, trivially easy development, and the potential for a c4-c5 pawn break. The storm is coming, and with no central presence nor ferz-side development, all Black can do is wait for it.
13. ... e5 14.Nc3 f5 15.Ff2 Ngf6 16.Nge2 h6 17.Na4 h5 18.Kc2 Ah6 19.Kb2 e4 20.Rac1 Ae6 21.Rhd1 Rc8
Visually speaking, White's position cannot get better than this. Every piece is developed to their most natural squares and are ready for the position to open up. Meanwhile, Black's d7-knight is stuck defending the b6-pawn, the a5-pawn is blockaded, Black has still not finished development, and his king is stuck in the center.
22.c5!
The storm has arrived. Due to Black's king position, Black absolutely cannot capture the pawn and open the position. However, ignoring the pawn is scarcely any better. Black's position will soon collapse.
22. ... Rh7 23.c6 Nf8 24.Nxb6 Rcc7 25.d5
With two connected passed pawns and much more activity, this position is completely winning for White.
25. ... Ag4 26.Nd4 Nxd5 27.Nxd5 g5 28.b6 Rce7 29.c7+ Kd7 30.b7 1-0. Black resigned in view of the many mate threats, such as 31.Nb6#, 31.Nf6#, or 31.c8=F+ Kd8 32.Nc6#.
I hope you enjoyed! Thanks for reading.
~ coolthing