How Chess Spread from India to the World | Flashback with Palki Sharma

How Chess Spread from India to the World | Flashback with Palki Sharma
Chess is played by millions of people around the world. It is a highly organised game with a dedicated fan base. But have you wondered how chess emerged as a board game? Historians trace its origin to 6th century India, where a similar board game was quite popular among kings and traders. It was taken by royal ambassadors and travellers to different parts of the world, including China and West Asia. Local rulers and cultural differences influenced and changed the ancient Indian game. How did that game evolve into modern-day chess? Who created the rules and designed the chess pieces? Palki Sharma tells you on Flashback.
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[@Firstpost]

Do you think India should focus more on its budding chess players? Comment below and join the conversation.

[@Zlhagsjsh]

Khalistan want freedom from poor india 🇮🇳

[@AtulKumar-vh4sy]

​Ask it from Pakistan as it was the real place of origination of khalsa and don't forget your ancestry after all your forefathers were hindu. ​@@Zlhagsjsh

[@Booklovr1276]

​@@Zlhagsjshok Allah the poorest of all

[@yess10]

Chess is an excellent game.

[@darksilver28]

I like playing chess, it’s been my favorite since I can use moves and strategies, but I still wonder why our younger generation is not into it. India has always been diverse and got influenced by other cultures and induced into our own maybe that’s how we ignore and ultimately forget our own culture and games, don’t get me wrong I like western or eastern culture too but I still like our own culture , it’s kinda sad to see people thinking chess is only played by old generation people or old aged people these days 😅

[@dawn_alex]

"India gave the world Chess, now its time to give more champions." We will. ❤

[@peymankacerouni8510]

The Persians gave the world chest

[@aadu.thoma44]

​@@peymankacerouni8510 chest? 😅

[@ishaanrohmetra3447]

@@peymankacerouni8510 chigga persia got majority things from us. so sit and watch

[@AsterixGaulOne]

@@peymankacerouni8510 Ok, I will remember that and thank Iran every day from today onwards, whenever I see my "chest" in the mirror! You learn something new every day!!

[@Rahul_Hindu_Mondal_108]

Indians are busy playing dream 11 and rummy circle 😢😢

[@santhoshp4732]

We have a temple in Tamil Nadu called Chathuranga Vallabhanathar Temple in tiruvarur district which was built around 5 to 10 century CEwhich talks about military strategies dedicated to lord Shiva , The interesting thing is that lord Shiva himself played chess. Even our Bharat prime minister Modi referred to this during the opening ceremony of the international chess game in Chennai

[@hackerunknown2000]

Woah that's cool. I didn't know that

[@CoolDown-ml4wp]

modi talks to shiva and jesus everyday?kali and kaal who are on the planet dont take birth in LOW CASTE family's

[@kalyanbala4784]

​@@CoolDown-ml4wp and laughs at religion thinking earth is flat

[@GowthamV07]

Our pm has great ancient knowledge and know how to promote it.

[@DhrjMakj]

Thanks for sharing

[@aviraljanveja5155]

It was called chaturanga. Sanskrit for 4 parts of the military. Used to gamify military strategy by kings of Bharat.

[@agambhavanagambhavam980]

Good joke 🤣🤣

[@Chesswalk570]

​@@agambhavanagambhavam980 I think you are a joke here

[@agambhavanagambhavam980]

​@@Chesswalk570 The word 'chathuranga' is not originally a Sanskrit word. It is copied and hijacked from the Tamil word 'Sathurangam', like many other words. Sathurangam is the combination of two words 'sathuram' (means square) and 'arangam' (means arena). Both these words are non-existent in Sanskrit. How confidently she is telling "chaturanga, the word itself is Sanskrit" @ 1:56. George Orwell was completely right right in declaring "ignorance is strength" 🤣🤣🤣 By seeing this comment, people will criticise me that i am divisive and promoting enmity based on language. But the same people will have no problem if this word is shamelessly patented as sanskrit 😂 I believe Chess is yet another uncredited intellectual invention of Tamils. Hope, now You know the meaning of joke...

[@X1991A]

LUDO= Pachisi Snake & ladder= mokshpatam Are all originated in india.

[@sabrinakhan8217]

There was no India in the 6th century, not even Hindusthan. Kingdoms in south Asia wore mud and colors on their faces and wore leaves and dhotis as clothes. Chess was brought by Muslim rulers. Islam also banned poetry, music and mujras but it didn't stop Muslims so stop making excuses against chess.

[@Axe85]

​@@sabrinakhan8217madrassa chap chaprin, tumhara shadi tumhare bhy k sath hogaye

[@Agnostic7773]

@@sabrinakhan8217 pisslam muslims only know plundering you busatrd

[@michelle-vedichuman3826]

@@sabrinakhan8217:: Namaste:🕉🙏🕉🙏: The people of the Arabian Peninsula have been con-suming the ca-mel yurine for a long time. ca-mel YUrine has been used by the Bedouins as a shampoo and as a medication for centuries, so this is part of the MUSLIM tradition. It is said that the Pro-p-het of Isl-am had himself consumed and advised his sick followers about his inventions to drink milk and ca-mel’s yurine “until their organs were healthy. This authentic hadith is reported in several versions by Bukhari and Shaih Muslim: Number of the Hadith in the Sahih of Muslim (Arabic only: 3162) (French: 961) In a Hadith reported by Al-Bukhari 7: 590:---🕉🙏🕉🙏JAI hind.

[@udayhotshot]

​@@sabrinakhan8217son of Rahul Gandhi ... LOSER😂😂

[@magomanyaituga4573]

As a Kenyan, India has always been a great civilization. The food, music (Lata Mangeskar, etc), the old architecture, the traditional clothes, CHESS, and much more. The only issues i think India has is the caste system, and corruption. Not saying my nation is perfect, just saying all nations have their good and bad. I loved India when i visted New Delhi.

[@AsterixGaulOne]

Corruption is human nature in the end and I have seen it everywhere that I am cynical that there is no place on this planet that is devoid of it, Including all Western countries and particularly all western countries. That's a convenient stick to beat poor countries with by western media. There is corruption in India and there will always be, but that is true for all countries, it's just how much is exposed in media differs. No country has placed more constitutional checks and measures in place to combat an ancient custom of its culture as India has against caste system. Is it all good now? No! But it has one of the oldest and most extensive affirmative action policy and strong anti-discrimination laws to give a strong hand up for historically discriminated castes and groups. This is taken advantage of by millions of under privileged families every year and lifted millions of historically such discriminated people. This is another convenient stick by western media and their leftist cronies and enablers of western deep state that falls on its face if one seriously digs deeper unbiasedly.

[@mtk3755]

Caste is misinterpretation of Varna system. Yes it did evolve in a wrong way but it's origins are not for discriminatory purposes. Varna was different concept all together. Though it's outdated and with time will not be relevant anymore.

[@kerorikun8910]

Ur country is equivalently lovely too😊

[@xouman3759]

There are 'special privileges' guaranteed to the lower caste in india by the LAW. These include special quotas, reservations and scholarship. Ppl from other religions and ppl of upper caste are queing up to get ' lower ' caste certificates to gain these benefits. That is the reality of majority of caste scenario in india for you. I have personally witnessed and experienced it , so I can vouch for it. As for discrimination in rural areas, yes it exists. But caste is a type of class based discrimination. And every country has it , it's just that in India's case it's exaggerated and highlighted. Our country has actors , singers , ministers, President, army chief's and leading businessmen from what is labelled as lower caste in the west. Compare it with the position of aboriginals in Australia and America and the western hypocrisy will be exposed to you. The west doesn't practises what it preaches to others but diverts attention of the world from its own issues, by creating/ highlighting fake narratives about other countries. If India really is as discriminatory against lower caste ,as it is claimed , how did these ppl ascend to such high ranks and status? And how is it , that the lower caste has more rights in our country, (guaranteed by the law ) over rest of its citizens ? I would appreciate if you ponder over this rationally and look at the official stats of everything I stated to verify it. I know your country is a victim of western propaganda too. Therefore I would urge you to understand and conduct your own research instead of blindly believing something. Love to Kenya.❤

[@magomanyaituga4573]

@@kerorikun8910 thank you!

[@Avant-garde1611]

This year's raisina dialogues organised by MEA were also named "chaturanga". Brilliant

[@Daffodil956]

😂 brilliant I presume it could be Dr. Jai

[@darshitpatel1806]

@@Daffodil956haha

[@hiiyou4058]

Chess should be declare as Indian National game.. It's helps a mind to grow.. Higher Thinking level, visualization, math, calm, patience, timing.. A good brain mindset makes a nation ahead in time.

[@ulikemyname6744]

It is true! Chess is very beautiful game that does not rely on luck. Europeans have high regards for chess, especially the Russians and the Germans. It became big in the US as well to a point where most top 10 chess players are from the US. It becomes very big in India and China as well. So the game is spreading

[@poseidon4977]

I agree 👍💯💯💯

[@sibin3732]

Amazing, in Indonesia we call it catur

[@Death__0]

Oh.. In India we call it Chaturangã.. sounds close.

[@sibin3732]

@@Death__0 Yes, many things in Indonesia came from India

[@ind-rishiyt1600]

​@@sibin3732we have similar culture and people who are more interested in development than war ❤❤

[@Time-waste319]

😮😮😮​@@sibin3732

[@gaosunibu]

​@@ind-rishiyt1600The situation isn't quite similar. The Indian diaspora living in Indonesia was brought there by the British, with only a short history, and Indonesia primarily identifies as a Muslim country. It belongs to the Indonesians.

[@Bharat-V]

The predecessor of chess was found in Lothal, around 4500-5000 years ago. The Mantri (modern Queen), The Rook, the Pawns look same. (I have even seen pic of horse piece (Knight) found at Lothal, Gujarat, but not able to find).

[@manannaik1341]

Some jealous will say everything in Gujarat

[@NagaKing0622]

Found at Lothal but not able to find? 🤔🤣

[@Bharat-V]

@@NagaKing0622 Read properly.

[@vishaldubey7196]

​@@manannaik1341 Nahin Sindh me bhi hai 😂

[@vishaldubey7196]

Bhai Google map par Harappa search karo Pakistan ke Museum me hai.

[@ssbtaughtme]

Chess shows the indian intelligence. For which india is STILL HAILED

[@Atheisttandpatriotic]

Literally we need to revive the intellect of ancient bharat,then only we can become a vishwa guru😊❤

[@user-it1ek5ok7w]

Pajieet

[@adolft_official]

@@Atheisttandpatriotic greatest pajjeet invention is caste system

[@user-bl1lg5iu2v]

Not much is they support genocide

[@mashnasa1]

@@adolft_official caste was "systematized" by the British . Jati and Varna were invented by Indians. There is a big difference

[@AsterixGaulOne]

Trust an Englishman to patent something invented in India by Indians! No surprises there...

[@ssbtaughtme]

Soooo true

[@titbits2304]

​@@ssbtaughtme It happens because Indians do not care or protest against this . They let the foreigners take their inventions and patent them. Indians should protect their heritage .

[@user-pv2xy1og8h]

Now we not playing the chess in Bharat, only playing stupid Britisher colonial game cricket! Why we not replacing white oppressor game with kabadi?

[@agambhavanagambhavam980]

As this lady is attempting to patent it as Sanskrit origin @ 1:56, cleverly/cunningly excluding other Indians...😂😂😂

[@titbits2304]

@@agambhavanagambhavam980 Your comment doesn't make sense at all .

[@tesekkur]

I didn't know this! Thank you. India invented, and Russians embraced it. I had many Indian friends who were very good chess players.

[@marghubhussain2943]

Indians were intelligent in past, are intelligent in present era and will be intelligent in the future insha'Allah. Proud to be an Indian. Jai hind

[@perambu3441]

18-year-old Praggnanandhaa is the second Indian after Viswanathan Anand to reach the final in Chess World Cup history.

[@TheNiyanth]

At least know your facts. Pragg lost candidates. It was gukesh who won it and is going as a Challenger to Ding Liren for the World Championship. One Google search is enough if you don't know the right information

[@user-lt5no1xt1z]

Are you taking about gukesh?

[@mysongskkg3381]

@@TheNiyanth LOL He is talking abt World Cup LOL You better Read some facts

[@shivam6113]

GUKESH D

[@sadhuaadmi2379]

अधूरा ज्ञान हानिकारक होता है ​@@TheNiyanth

[@SatyamSingh-fm2bn]

Dhruv Rathee: "Why do we need Chess?"

[@user-it1ek5ok7w]

Pajieet

[@VlexOP]

K2A ​@@user-it1ek5ok7w

[@GrandDad_001]

​@@user-it1ek5ok7wterrorist 💀🤣 olha hu uber 💣💥

[@xouman3759]

​@@user-it1ek5ok7w I won't stoop down to your level by abusing your religion. Although you deserve it. Just wanted to remind you that your actions are a demonstration of what your religion teaches and stands for. And what that is , is increasingly becoming clear by the irrational , unprovoked abusive comments like yours.

[@RealAryanGupta]

​@@user-it1ek5ok7w chus-lim spotted😂

[@sudarshandutta2498]

A very structured presentation.

[@gauravrana8379]

08:56 Palki mam telling the full form of FIDE. Meanwhile Me:- HAIN JI!😂

[@lone_warrior665]

Smooth

[@abdulwahabmunir7]

literally man 😂

[@sos_shubham]

🤣🤣

[@harathidanda5762]

😅😂😁

[@MrSupernova111]

As an avid chess player who has been playing for decades since childhood I absolutely loved this historical piece. Thank you and best of luck to Gukesh against Ding from the USA! Cheers!

[@lostashmish]

Nagaland too has large huge stone monolitics chess board. And ancient legends link that belt to Bheem... It surely is from pre Mahabhrat Period 5K+ BCE (7K years ago) as Chaturranga by then had been a mainstream game like Kabaddi, Ball-Games, Wrestinlg etc

[@mtk3755]

Can you expand the ball games part. Which ball games are u talking about if we are to be specific.

[@lostashmish]

@@mtk3755 research on "kanduken" related shlok in Mahabharatm... Kanduken is ball

[@lostashmish]

its also called Genduk गेन्दुकः

[@JohnSnowNaga]

Where in Nagaland, I am from Nagaland we don't have any relation with Hindu from the beginning till now

[@lostashmish]

@@JohnSnowNaga kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5SQp3-Pf9d6iK8 just think little logically and rationally. Indian civilizational footprints are right down to Brunei in south east asia and japan in far east... How come a tiny belt of Northeast could NOT have indian civilizational footprints.

[@Booklovr1276]

Jai Hind! Jai Bharat ! Hare Krishna!❤❤❤

[@afolabifaruq9606]

Idol woeshippers 😂

[@Booklovr1276]

​@@afolabifaruq9606Allah spotted!

[@Booklovr1276]

​@@afolabifaruq9606 Gaza is gone. 😂😅

[@pushpendrasingh-te8ew]

I'm here only for Palki Sharma.

[@RICHIELUXURY]

India is the best. East or west.

[@Booklovr1276]

Bharat ❤❤ was the cradle of civilization in ancient times. Thats why so many barbarian (abrahamic) invaders came there.

[@ExmuslimHafiz]

true

[@gradipadia9800]

The Cradle of Civilization was Mesopotamia. Abrahamic Religions was already in India way before the Islamic conquest in India and the European Colonial Expansion in India.

[@rejuthapa1867]

But how did the technology stop then

[@AsterixGaulOne]

@@rejuthapa1867 You ask - "But how did the technology stop then" - When you get conquered for 800 years by barbarians pillaging, looting, enslaving, erasing your culture, temples, institutions, literature, history and starved any remaining to brink of survival, then it's no surprise that such people were thinking about the next meal for mere survival rather than furthering technology. India got conquered not one fine day but gradually by pillaging bandits from middle east as it started going 'woke' in today's parlance with all the pacifist ahimsa thought that crept into the culture, losing institutional military, strategic strengths it enjoyed earlier for even an Alexander to fear going forward into India at that time.

[@VlexOP]

​@@gradipadia9800they weren't in India , they are just traders traveller's

[@priyashmukherjee3015]

*Chess began in India as chaturanga, then travelled with traders to Persia (becoming shatranj). The Muslim world spread chess further, and by the 15th century, Europe had its own version with familiar rules. Chess also reached Asia, inspiring games like Chinese chess*

[@r185ya]

That's how hindu numbers became Arabic numerals 😅

[@gaosunibu]

Please don't lump things together that have different rules and playstyles. It's quite shameless.

[@Death__0]

​@@gaosunibuDon't comment without understanding Chess & its history. It exhibits ignorance & shamelessness.

[@gaosunibu]

Additionally, historically, there was no India. Please do not equate the people who lived in the Indus River Valley in the past with today's Indians. In terms of current geography, ancient India corresponds to Pakistan.

[@peymankacerouni8510]

Chestnut garden in Persia by the pairs

[@supriyakisku5205]

Palki sharma is very amazing . she is very pretty .

[@raomn9458]

Beautiful article. Small correction though. Elephant became Rook, not Bishop. In many parts of India rook is still addressed as elephant in the prevailing regional language.

[@ind-rishiyt1600]

Yes

[@nvn6274]

Shiva and Parvati played first chess and Karthikeyan went south because of chess ♟️

[@ShirleyCynthia]

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[@WilliamSonat]

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[@Deniseamber]

her track record looks really good from what I found online. I'll take a chance and see how it goes 🤞🏻

[@kelvinjeff3893]

competitiveness and privacy. 💰🤐

[@proudtobeaninfidelkafirand7471]

Buy agricultural land and water falls. Also follow the trades of Congress. Their Short and Long positions

[@gauravrana8379]

08:01 I am damn sure that this "Arrival of QUEEN & it becoming the MOST POWERFUL of all" idea was of Britains.😂

[@olabsy]

😂

[@jhansirani5281]

😂

[@user-ip2sr7fo8d]

Definitely 😂

[@707liner8]

Actually, it was a Spanish queen who insisted the queen piece be the most powerful

[@atulkumar943]

Yet the audacity of Westerners claiming that they tweaked the game of Shatranj and made it what is today called 'modern chess'. Just see ChessBase channel's community section

[@msdolly6101981]

That's because India is not aggressive in claiming what's hers😅. We never bothered

[@AsterixGaulOne]

Yes, that Western (mainly European) hubris is amusing and astonishing at the same time! They truly believe there was no civilization before they came along and brought all the good things to humanity!

[@gaosunibu]

@@msdolly6101981 India tends to claim things that don't belong to it as Indian, from Buddha to chess, from the history of other countries to the land of other countries.Even more interestingly, they claim India is a civilization. But historically, there has never been an India.

[@msdolly6101981]

@@gaosunibu : so "historically" what was it 😁

[@gaosunibu]

@@msdolly6101981 That's the conclusion drawn by the British: a group of tribes living on the Indian subcontinent.

[@lordwiz2236]

Let's goooooooo Gukesh for champion 💪❤️🏆✨

[@anotheranonymous4652]

You could have mentioned another point Palki! There are references in our puranas too, Lord Shiva and Maa Parvati have played chess. There's a temple in Tamil Nadu dedicated to Lord Shiva playing chess with Maa Parvati. Lord Shiva is called Chaturanga Vallabha Naathar in that temple and it is in a small village called Poovanur village of Tiruvarur district of South nTamil Nadu.

[@AleSantos-dk1qs]

Yes. Teach the youths chess. Like in the old soviet union chess was mandatory. Lenin played chess. Russia was the home for chess for some time. Good luck India.

[@shyamkantverma1262]

Palki ji NAMAN 🙏 for an Excellent Presentation .

[@apostatethegreat.9398]

Playing Chess is Prohibited/Haram in Eslam, because the "Queen" is the most powerful figure and can move freely in whichever direction without the permision of a King.

[@Papertigerchina]

This demonic cult is here to stay...Kaliyuga has just begun

[@parasrana.]

ok then , what about when the QUEEN was COUNCELOR ?????????

[@priyaraman952]

Your dedication to journalism is unparalleled.The research and homework you do before any programme is just commendable.Preparation is the key .Palki mam is truly a gem.

[@VinayKumar-db4qz]

Palki and team always thorough in research. 👍

[@premdivyagahlot4018]

Awesome information about chaturanga to chess.

[@tigeragri5355]

Palki 's deep analysis Keep it up Analysis guru

[@RealAryanGupta]

The ignorance in western people's mind can be seen in the comment section. Some are even claiming that British "created" India😂😂😂😂😂

[@AnonymousAlien2099]

Chess originated in northern India during the Gupta Empire in the 6th century AD. It was known as "chaturanga," which translates to "four divisions of the military"-infantry, cavalry, elephants, and chariots. These divisions are represented by the pieces in the game. From India, chess spread to Persia, where it became known as "shatranj," and then to the Islamic world and Europe, evolving into the game we recognize today.

[@vidyatheerthan]

in tamil "sadhuram" means "square", "sadhurangam" means "game of squares". incidently the chess has 64 squares which is a 8^2.

[@Shiva-nx1tn]

Uff ignorance Its invented in Gupta empire Its Chaturanga In Indonesia and Burma its known as catur its a Sanskrit name

[@drashokkumar9209]

Oldest chess board has been found in SINDHUSARASWATI civilization ( Indus valley civilization /IVC ) LOTHAL along with pieces . Chaturang word itself has come from CHATURANGINI ( चतुरंगिणी ) that is 4 Organ Army - PADATIK/foot soldiers 😮, HASTI SENA/Elephants , RATHAs/Chariots and ASHWAAROHI/ Cavalry . These were commanded by SENAPATI or MANTRI under the RAJA/King . This was game of military strategy . But in Europe this was converted into a game of Palace intrigues . Elephants became BISHOP and MANTRI became the QUEEN .

[@Parito2378]

Goosebumps 🔥🔥

[@Iconifc11]

Just downloaded it a week ago and been slowly learning it. 🇰🇪

[@amitjaunjal4739]

Great video. Needed this

[@MaitreyaLakshya]

Not everything invented in Bharat but So many Great Things Actually Invented or Discovered in Bharat. Our History is distorted by Left Academia I'm very happy finally slowly though but our history is getting more visible Jay Hind Jay Siya Raama 🕉🙏🏻🇮🇳

[@kalpab96]

Bathrooms in open places were invented in India

[@anandsingh84631]

Tmkc

[@rog5asus416]

Bathrooms themselves were also invented in India more than 5000 years ago (Indus valley civilisation). So if anyone had the right to open defecate, it was Indians. Go cry now.😂😂😂

[@12440jayjay]

Thanks for this video. Books are written on this subject. Everyone should learn to play chess because there are life lessons woven in this game. One major points needs to be emphasized is the replacement of Vagir to queen in modern chess...and this was introduced by Queen Isabella of Spain. She was a very powerful figure in her time.

[@IrakliAsashvili]

amazing

[@DVaranasi]

Excellent! India should take patent otherwise just like Vedas how Germans claiming this will also be claimed by someone

[@RRR-tz6ps]

Thank you Palki and team

[@tobechukwublessed4274]

You're just the best news presenter I've seen, 🇳🇬 to 🇮🇳

[@harshvardhanmourya6687]

Jai Hind 🇮🇳🙏🏽 Thank you ma'am 4 the information

[@AbhishekMasne]

Supreme leader ki kripa 🙇

[@saratsaratchandran3085]

🙏🏼🙏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💐‼️🇮🇳 The Europeans subjugated the colonies in every way including in chess

[@acolomenator]

That was an amazing history lesson. Thank you for you work

[@balasvsubramaniam-fb5fw]

INDIA INVENTED IT INDIA 🇮🇳 CHAMPION ON IT✨️🏆✨️

[@madhavbharadwaj8697]

Thanks for this news.

[@ugeshtamada5766]

I'm surprised with the french language words , very well spoken mam as an native french speaker.

[@tamilvendans4892]

R u native french speaker ?

[@gauravdube8133]

She knows French very well.

[@seemarampersad3923]

Palki !!! You teach us sooo much i always enjoy all of your program s. Keep going!!❤

[@georgemzae3198]

I love history. Great Chess History.

[@Shree_Ram_lala_]

Chatranga / Shatranj itself Bharatiya term signify where it has been originated , by changing the name as Chess it doesnt mean you invent it .

[@azeemulhasan3498]

India should reclaim chess or chatrangha because it seems originally it belongs to them. They should govern chess body.

[@ulikemyname6744]

Not really. Chess was made popular by Europeans, including the modern version we play today. Their organization should stay where it is.

[@AsterixGaulOne]

They will but from within just like they pulled the epicenter of Cricket governance from crusty English! It's a matter of time.

[@ulikemyname6744]

@@AsterixGaulOne What are you talking about?

[@AsterixGaulOne]

@@ulikemyname6744 Take some English lessons and read the above comment again. You may understand better...

[@ulikemyname6744]

​@@AsterixGaulOne No matter how many lessons I take or how many times I read your childish comments, I still wouldn't understand what your hate is based on. "cursty English", I suppose that you are just another Indian

[@preetambarua]

Any chess history documetary or report will be incomplete without the mention of The Booby Fischer and his influencd in making chess a true professional endevour.

[@sheenapearse766]

It’s a complex rich and entertaining game , but what never ceases to amaze me is the level of play of youngsters . A great game , should be taught in all primary schools !

[@napobg6842]

Chess likely originated from India but modern chess, the game we all play today, is the European version

[@m.a3914]

The Europeans definitely perfected the game!

[@captaingiridharbarva]

@@m.a3914 nope....same rules only some modern strategies

[@RojaJaneman]

@@m.a3914perfected?? How?? 😂😂

[@m.a3914]

@@captaingiridharbarva According to the video, the only rule that's the same is the when the king is gone. the figures are different and the rules surrounding them are also different. The game is completely different.

[@m.a3914]

@@RojaJaneman The fact that the whole world plays the European version of the game says enough

[@SandipRayChaudhury]

Pointers which could have been added 1. Introduction of castling . 2. Invention and introduction of chess clocks 3. Soviet contribution to the game of chess , establishing the Soviet school of chess.. PS . Before stamping me as a commie or western puppet please be rest assured the above mentioned are facts. And revolutionised the game of chess . Let alone the ,'abolishment of game adjournment ' norm . Thanks for reading .

[@quach8quach907]

That's a whole mini-series. This is just an "encyclopedia' level introduction.

[@_Intrigue]

2624: Many centuries ago, there was a guy named Samay who popularized the well known game called Chess with his buddies Sagar and a bunch of GMs.

[@veniceitalyvlog]

Now i know the history of chess I play also chess.

[@BiblicalNarrative1]

A Nigerian man, Tunde Onakoya, smashed the world chess marathon record by playing for 60 hours straight on April 19, 2024. Thank you! We love you. ❤️

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

Could you imagine? He must have been playing chess in his dreams for a solid week after that!

[@kevinwellwrought2024]

The modern chess was invented by the Persians. They also invented the backgammons and checkers games. Indians invented Chaturanga which is a totally different game with different board feature and different rules but there has been hard effort for decades to pass it off as an Indian invention!

[@77555kuyt]

Wonderful piece! Bravo Palki Sharma.

[@sumanaghosal5072]

Fantastic work ❤❤❤❤❤🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@ankitpyadav111]

Chess history sounds similar to Arabic numerals, which travelled from india to middle east and then to Europe, and as usually arab claimed it as there invention.....

[@davout5775]

To be honest, a lot of things spread from one place to another and we can't say for sure who or where the said thing was invented. We only know where the final form was made. We know that chess is an European game. The game that we all know and love at least. The origins of the game are unknown. It was most definitely taken from somewhere. Was the game made in what we call India today or Iran? Nobody can say for sure.

[@AsterixGaulOne]

@@davout5775 Really? That's your take after watching this video?

[@davout5775]

@@AsterixGaulOne Am I wrong? I mean, just because she told a story, it doesn't mean it is true. We are talking about that times that were not very well documented not to mention that majority of documentations were lost in time. Just because she said that some people from nowadays India took a game with them that apparently looked like chess we have today, it doesn't mean that's what really happen. All we know for sure is the modern game.

[@AsterixGaulOne]

@@davout5775 Chess is referred to in ancient literature and anecdotes. The rules may vary from then to now as any game evolves over time. But, chess was originally invented in India and travelled east and west. What is so confusing about this? The presenter gave references to her points; refute them if you believe they are wrong instead of denigrating it as a 'story'?

[@davout5775]

@@AsterixGaulOne What refferences were given? She just told her story from the POV of India which btw did not exist at the time. Undoubtedly, it was described but that doesn't mean it was invented there. Modern chess was also described by that English guy. There are good reasons to believe that the game of chess is older than that due to the use of Chariots which were no longer used at the time of the game's "creation". So we don't know where it was invented. We just say India because that the supposed place of origin.

[@Hypocritial]

Chaduranga. Chess is a fake name

[@Warrior_Resisting_Colonialism]

No it's not. That's like saying an American Indian is a "fake" Indian. We all know where the term originated and how, and however out of ignorance or not, I'm still an American Indian, even if I'm not "Indian" from India at all, see?

[@KingofPeriodicTable]

Palki smiling so nice when the topic not about China

[@videotrexx]

So interesting how it was born in India, then traveled the world where it morphed to what it is today, and this was through various cultures and countries, it's a shame that everyone in the world can't love one another as they all love chess.

[@iicompany6376]

As A chess Enthusiast, Thank you very much Firstpost and Heart full thanks to you mam @Palki sharma For your Contribution, Such a Great Explanation.

[@Parasuraman-ey4wo]

Amazing that the great Palki Sharma is addressing this question about chess - my passion. Is it India? I would like to know Palki’s take on this.

[@user-ft2km6yr7s]

Thanks For the update first post you are my favourite news reporter

[@thecivilsclub]

This question was also asked in vision ias abhyas mock 1.

[@smartdoctorphysicist3095]

Hi thank you for this great information.

[@markandeyajanaswamy]

Nice analysis. I wish we reclaim the symbolism too that is deeply European in the chess. Why can't you make a similar video on trigonometry? Aryabhatia mentions trigonometric tables and a closed form algebriac expression to calculate sin and cos values. Bhaskaracharya's Siddhanta Siromani talks about spherical trigonometry. We used to call jya for sin and kotijya for cos. More details on this in "the imperishable seed" by Bhaskar Kamble.

[@drprashanthmds]

was waiting for this video,,thank you very much madam

[@kasturipillay6626]

Palki is very convinced of many things. 😊

[@yogeshkumarchandel479]

Good knowledge ❤

[@ThecontinueProductivity]

what a great presentation as expected well done

[@BalancedOne7]

❤ love this

[@pvl6340]

This is why you never turn your back on certain people.. We'll always be friends in this Life & the Next just like in the Previous..😊

[@Jeet_The_Gr8]

Beautifully documented ma’am & the team ❤loved the video & yeah the world is ready to witness Gukesh as the new world champion ❤

[@koshaba81]

Amazing. ❤

[@ninersnation3298]

Nobody is disputing about India #1 superpower on this globe. Palki always reminded us how mighty powerful India is.

[@dilipbhandari323]

Well, Very Nice, Excellent Description 📝💐🌹👌

[@nagbelad]

Excellent video👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 i hope Bharat can produce many more chess champions.

[@Rk_transformer]

Nice 👍 information

[@thembadube9589]

This is beautiful.

[@Passque666]

We’ve so many shared history. Respect to the Chess creators from a Persian. Back then, Sassanian used to say Čatrang since middle Persian as well as Prakrit languages lost the schwa sounds. In early modern Persian, the newly arab speakers who moved to Persia couldn’t pronounce č sound so hence it turned to š and later on, šatranj became the standard word in Persia and Indian subcontinent. The māt in Shāh māt actually means defeat in Persian and I think it means the same in Hindi/Urdu as well.

[@utube9404]

Vishwanathan Anand Sir is also a Deputy vice-president of FIDE.