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title: "How was chess formed?"  
description: "A short explanation of the history of chess and how it is formed"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-20  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2561/how-was-chess-formed  
category: "science and history"  
tags: ["Chess", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How was chess formed?

![How was chess formed](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19d901c2-b501-4653-b7f6-07e29128802d/images/397157ab-c8c8-47c9-91a2-0e70e1f2929b.jpeg) ![How was chess formed](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19d901c2-b501-4653-b7f6-07e29128802d/images/93faf613-fb1c-4be5-81c2-7fb8fbfcc9c4.jpeg) Chess evolved from a game called chaturanga, which first appeared in India in the sixth century CE. ![How was chess formed](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19d901c2-b501-4653-b7f6-07e29128802d/images/47b25912-9adf-4c12-8257-970226b93bf5.jpeg) Chaturanga was a four-player game played on a checkerboard with 64 squares. ![How was chess formed](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19d901c2-b501-4653-b7f6-07e29128802d/images/47b25912-9adf-4c12-8257-970226b93bf5.jpeg) Each player received four pieces: a king, a counsellor (who subsequently became the queen), an elephant, and a horse. ![How was chess formed](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19d901c2-b501-4653-b7f6-07e29128802d/images/7b3805a5-2637-4fe0-9534-4fd28939dde0.jpeg) The modern game of chess took its final form in the 19th century. ![How was chess formed](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/19d901c2-b501-4653-b7f6-07e29128802d/images/59f14ff3-9eb3-43f0-98b1-25489f41cd1e.jpeg) Chess is now one of the world's most popular games. It is enjoyed by people of all ages and abilities.

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