HEAD TO HEAD
Chaturanga vs Chess
c. 600 AD
ERA
Modern (roots c. 600)
Ancient India
ORIGIN
India / Persia
2 players
PLAYERS
2 players
8×8 board, 32 pieces
EQUIPMENT
Board, 32 pieces
8×8 square grid
PLAYING AREA
8 × 8 grid board
Varies
DURATION
Minutes to hours
None
GOVERNING BODY
FIDE
No
OLYMPIC
No
Different Similar
CHATURANGA IN ONE LINE
Chaturanga is an ancient Indian strategy board game played on an uncheckered 8×8 board called an Ashtapada. Widely considered the common ancestor of chess, xiangqi, shogi, and janggi, it simulates four divisions of an ancient military.
CHESS IN ONE LINE
Chess is a two-player strategy board game played on an 8×8 grid. Opponents alternate moving specialized pieces to capture the enemy king while defending their own in a contest of pure information.