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==Names of the pieces==
==Names of the pieces==
The following table describes one version of Indian chess terminology for the various pieces (including Hindi and Urdu pronunciations):<ref name=JLC>{{cite web|last1=Cazaux|first1=Jean-Louis|title=Indian Chess Sets|url=http://history.chess.free.fr/india.htm|website=Another view on Chess: Odyssey of Chess|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-date=6 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106232843/http://history.chess.free.fr/india.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
The following table describes one version of Indian chess terminology for the various pieces (including Hindi and Urdu pronunciations; orange indicates most common terminology in Hindi, green indicates that in Urdu):<ref name=JLC>{{cite web|last1=Cazaux|first1=Jean-Louis|title=Indian Chess Sets|url=http://history.chess.free.fr/india.htm|website=Another view on Chess: Odyssey of Chess|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-date=6 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106232843/http://history.chess.free.fr/india.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>


{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
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! Tamil
! Tamil
|-
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[King (chess)|king]] || rowspan="2" | king || style="background-color: #FAC899;" | राजा || style="background-color: #FAC899;" | راجا || style="background-color: #FAC899;" | ''[[raja|rājā]]'' || || rowspan="2" |రాజు
| style="background-color: #d1e5f4;" rowspan="2" | [[King (chess)|king]] || rowspan="2" | king || style="background-color: #FAC899;" | राजा || style="background-color: #FAC899;" | راجا || style="background-color: #FAC899;" | ''[[raja|rājā]]'' || || rowspan="2" |రాజు
| rowspan="2" |രാജാവ്|| rowspan="2" | ராஜா
| rowspan="2" |രാജാവ്|| rowspan="2" | ராஜா
|-
|-
| style="background-color: #C1E1C1;" | बादशाह || style="text-align: right; background-color: #C1E1C1;" | بادشاہ || style="background-color: #C1E1C1;" | ''[[Padishah|bādśāh]]'' ||
| style="background-color: #C1E1C1;" | बादशाह || style="text-align: right; background-color: #C1E1C1;" | بادشاہ || style="background-color: #C1E1C1;" | ''[[Padishah|bādśāh]]'' ||
|-
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[Queen (chess)|queen]] || rowspan="2" | [[ferz]]/minister || मन्त्री || منتری|| ''[[mantri|mantrī]]'' || || rowspan="2" |మంత్రి
| style="background-color: #f5fbff;" rowspan="5" | [[Queen (chess)|queen]] || rowspan="2" | [[ferz]]/minister || मन्त्री || منتری|| ''[[mantri|mantrī]]'' || || rowspan="2" |మంత్రి
| rowspan="2" |മന്ത്രി
| rowspan="2" |മന്ത്രി
| rowspan="2" | None
| rowspan="2" | None
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| general || सेनापति || سیناپتی|| ''[[senapati|sēnāpati]]'' ||||None
| general || सेनापति || سیناپتی|| ''[[senapati|sēnāpati]]'' ||||None
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Rook (chess)|castle]] || rowspan="2" | rook/chariot || रथ|| رتھ|| ''[[ratha|rath]]''|| || rowspan="2" | തേര്
| style="background-color: #d1e5f4;" rowspan="3" | [[Rook (chess)|castle]] || rowspan="2" | rook/chariot || रथ|| رتھ|| ''[[ratha|rath]]''|| || rowspan="2" | തേര്
| rowspan="2" | கோட்டை
| rowspan="2" | கோட்டை
|-
|-
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|None|| யானை
|None|| யானை
|-
|-
| [[Knight (chess)|knight]] || horse || घोड़ा || گھوڑا || ''ghōṛā'' || || గుర్రం
| style="background-color: #f5fbff;" | [[Knight (chess)|knight]] || horse || घोड़ा || گھوڑا || ''ghōṛā'' || || గుర్రం
|കുതിര|| குதிரை
|കുതിര|| குதிரை
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Bishop (chess)|bishop]] || [[alfil]]/elephant || style="background-color: #C1E1C1;" | फ़ीला || style="text-align: right; background-color: #C1E1C1;" | فیلہ || style="background-color: #C1E1C1;" | ''fīlā'' |||| rowspan="2" | None
| style="background-color: #d1e5f4;" rowspan="4" | [[Bishop (chess)|bishop]] || [[alfil]]/elephant || style="background-color: #C1E1C1;" | फ़ीला || style="text-align: right; background-color: #C1E1C1;" | فیلہ || style="background-color: #C1E1C1;" | ''fīlā'' |||| rowspan="2" | None
| ആന || rowspan="3" | None
| ആന || rowspan="3" | None
|-
|-
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| minister |||||||||| rowspan="3" |None||அமைச்சர்
| minister |||||||||| rowspan="3" |None||அமைச்சர்
|-
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Pawn (chess)|pawn]]|| rowspan="2" | infantryman || पैदल || پیدل|| ''paidal'' || || rowspan="2" |കാലാള്‍ / പടയാളി
| style="background-color: #f5fbff;" rowspan="4" | [[Pawn (chess)|pawn]]|| rowspan="2" | infantryman || पैदल || پیدل|| ''paidal'' || || rowspan="2" |കാലാള്‍ / പടയാളി
| rowspan="2" |காலாள்
| rowspan="2" |காலாள்
|-
|-

Revision as of 02:22, 16 April 2024

This article is about regional versions of chess played in modern India. For ancient Indian chess variants, see Chaturanga.
Antique Indian chess set depicting elephants, horses and camels

Indian chess is the name given to regional variations of chess played in India in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is distinct from chaturanga. There are several such variations, all quite similar to modern rules, with variants regarding castling, pawn promotion, etc. These variants were popular in India until the 1960s. However, even today a mix of Indian and international rules and terminology are used in some parts of India.

Differences from Western chess

  • The king cannot move unless at least one check has been given.
  • When only the kings and pawns are left in play, the opponent may not give check, but they can win by stalemate. Alternatively, giving check is allowed, but the capture of the last pawn (which would result in a draw) is disallowed.
  • The pawn's two-step initial move is absent in Indian chess; thus, the en passant capture is also absent.
  • Normal castling with rook and king is absent. The king can make a knight's move once in a game, known as Indian castling.
  • On reaching the opposite end of the board, a pawn is promoted to a piece of the type that began on that square. If it is promoted on the king's initial position, it is promoted a queen.
  • If there is one piece remaining other than the kings, it may not be captured. Alternatively, it may be captured unless it is a pawn.

Names of the pieces

The following table describes one version of Indian chess terminology for the various pieces (including Hindi and Urdu pronunciations; orange indicates most common terminology in Hindi, green indicates that in Urdu):[1]

Standard chess piece Indian chess piece
English Hindi Urdu ISO 15919 Other Telugu Malayalam Tamil
king king राजा راجا rājā రాజు രാജാവ് ராஜா
बादशाह بادشاہ bādśāh
queen ferz/minister मन्त्री منتری mantrī మంత్రి മന്ത്രി None
व़ज़ीर وزیر wazīr
queen रानी رانی rānī None None ராணி / அரசி
मलिका ملکہ malikā
general सेनापति سیناپتی sēnāpati None
castle rook/chariot रथ رتھ rath തേര് கோட்டை
रुख़ رخ rux rukkha[2]
elephant हाथी ہاتھی hāthī hattī[3] ఏనుగు None யானை
knight horse घोड़ा گھوڑا ghōṛā గుర్రం കുതിര குதிரை
bishop alfil/elephant फ़ीला فیلہ fīlā None ആന None
camel ऊँट اونٹ ū̃ṭ None
chariot శకటు
minister None அமைச்சர்
pawn infantryman पैदल پیدل paidal കാലാള്‍ / പടയാളി காலாள்
प्यादा پیادا pyādā
soldier सैनिक سینک sainik బంటు None சிப்பாய்
सिपाही سپاہی sipāhī

See also

References

  1. ^ Cazaux, Jean-Louis. "Indian Chess Sets". Another view on Chess: Odyssey of Chess. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ^ Punjabi
  3. ^ Marathi

Further reading

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