long_quach wrote:
Where is the Chariot in Indian chess?
I've got a Chariot in the Charlemagne Chess Set.
I've got a Chariot in Chinese chess.
車
That's a glyph of a chariot. 2 wheels, an axle, and a box.
Where is the Chariot in Indian chess?
Why the Bishop has cut on it's head?
Sort:
Trace the geography
India > Iran > Saudi Arabia > The Sahara Desert> > Spain > Europe
Things got lost in the way.
The Camel came in, and the Chariot got lost in a game of Musical Chairs.
I doubt this forum was supposed to be this serious ...
blueemu wrote:
long_quach wrote:
Where is the Chariot in Indian chess?
It's drawn by Camels.
I din't see any camels in Ben Hur.
long_quach wrote:
Trace the geography
India > Iran > Saudi Arabia > The Sahara Desert> > Spain > Europe
I knew that Spain was the intersection of Muslim and Christian civilizations from the movie El Cid. That's Spanish for The Cid.
Time to educate ourselves.
May 12, 2024
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long_quach wrote:
blueemu wrote:
long_quach wrote:
Where is the Chariot in Indian chess?
It's drawn by Camels.
I din't see any camels in Ben Hur.
They probably got stepped on by the Elephants.
long_quach wrote:
Trace the geography
India > Iran > Saudi Arabia > The Sahara Desert> > Spain > Europe
Things got lost in the way.
The Camel came in, and the Chariot got lost in a game of Musical Chairs.
That's how the Camel was introduced into chess by the locals who play them.
long_quach wrote:
long_quach wrote:
Trace the geography
India > Iran > Saudi Arabia > The Sahara Desert> > Spain > Europe
I knew that Spain was the intersection of Muslim and Christian civilizations from the movie El Cid. That's Spanish for The Cid.
A chapter in the Koran is called a Sura.
That's came from Sanskrit. Sutra, as in Kama Sutra.
We have an English word "suture", stitching. Hardback books are stitched together by threads. Paperback books are glued together with Elmer's Glue.
And chess went the other way from India to China.
Notice at each step, the advancement of the pawns.
Chaturanga. Same set up as Western chess, with the King and Queen reversed. It' has radial symmetry instead of mirror symmetry.
Thai Chess. 1 step pawns.
Burmese Chess.
1 and a half step.
You can put the pieces anywhere behind the infantry.
Chinese Chess.
2 steps pawn advancement.
long_quach wrote:
And chess went the other way from India to China.
These are Fortune Sticks. You shake one out randomly, and you read your fortune.
That's Guanyin. KInda like Mother Mary in our Western world.
Guanyin's original name is Avalokiteśvara (Sanskrit).
I have to teach an Indian, Indian history.
See kids.
You trace the history of chess, and that is the history of the world!
Esteban_Garcia wrote:
In Spanish we still use the word "alfil" for the chess piece. It doesn't have any other meanings.
Spain is the intersection of Muslim and Christian civilizations.
Trace back the Muslim root of the word.
alfil > From Arabic الْفِيل (al-fīl, “elephant”)
Now I'm teaching a Spanish guy Spanish.
See kids?
You know chess. You know history. You know everything.
Is amazing
@ProRevenging
Why don't you take over and teach us something?
@batgirl
I actually read your post with the help of Google Translate text-to-speech.
You read a lot. But you have zero insight.
Chess came from India, from real military. Indians fought with foot soldiers, chariots, cavalry, elephants. Hence the name Chaturanga, Four Divisions of the military.
As the game moves to different areas, people adapt the pieces to their own culture. Camels in the Sahara Dessert.
When it moved to Europe, the pieces changes to symbols of power of their place and time. Castles, Bishop (the clergy).
Simple.
In the future, the chess pieces will change to fit their contemporary times.
When a game is moved from one location to another, people change the piece to their local taste.
Chinese Hoo Hey How.
Modern Vietnamese Hoo Hey How.
This one doesn't have a Tiger, it has something else.
There are slight variation with each iteration. Some have deer, shrimp, coin, others don't in all combinations.
And these have pictures instead of Western dice with six dots.
long_quach wrote:
When a game is moved from one location to another, people change the piece to their local taste.
When Monopoly moves to "the ghetto".
Where is the Chariot in Indian chess?
It's drawn by Camels.
... or maybe the Elephant stepped on it.