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Based on the photos, it looks like they are playing some local variant of chess rather than the conventional game: - the board is turned 90 degrees, so the whit
by georgecmu 9y ago
Based on the photos, it looks like they are playing some local variant of chess rather than the conventional game:
- the board is turned 90 degrees, so the white king is to the left of the queen;
- initial positions of knights and bishops are swapped.
Are there multiple different versions of chess played in India?
- kcanini 9y agoOf the 7 photos, I only see one where the board is rotated, and only one where the bishops and knights definitely seem to have been switched.
- mavelikara 9y agoI am from Kerala and have not heard of any other variants. This probably was a mistake.
- JauntyHatAngle 9y agoVariants of chess are common everywhere, I'd hazard a guess to say that people who play chess all the time are more likely to start mixing it up to add a bit of spice to the game. Chess 960 is a good example of the backline swapping around.
- xoroshiro 9y ago>Variants of chess are common everywhere Damn true. I can still remember my high school chess coaches getting mad at us for playing bughouse, saying it ruins our ordinary playing. I never believed it would, and it was quite fun, but then again, practice time is for practice time.