Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.8 $; site uicsl Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsl!brahme From: brahme@uicsl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang.india Subject: Re: History of Chess in India Message-ID: <10400003@uicsl> Date: Sat, 28-Sep-85 17:16:00 EDT Article-I.D.: uicsl.10400003 Posted: Sat Sep 28 17:16:00 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Sep-85 01:20:11 EDT References: <10475@ucbvax.ARPA> Lines: 20 Nf-ID: #R:ucbvax.ARPA:-1047500:uicsl:10400003:000:1027 Nf-From: uicsl.UUCP!brahme Sep 28 16:16:00 1985 I do not know what you mean by history of chess in india. During the last few centuries, chess activity in india has been minimal. It is popular only among chess enthusiasts, & there are some tournaments at the state & national level. In short there is'nt any organized training or support available for those who wish to devote themselves to the game. I don't think that there is any book in the market (in India) which would tell you about the origins of the game (several centuries back). One way to find out more about the subject is go thru history books about ancient/medeival india. There you may stumble upon references to various games and activities of the kings/dynasties/people of the period. This way you could reconstruct the history of chess in india. An alternative way is to go thru books on history of chess in europe & look for references to the orgin of this game in india. You may also want to correspond with the authours/publishers of these books to find out more about this subject. dhananjay brahme