Answers.Body: <p>If you are interested in historical versions of the game, or generally in chess history, then you would be interested in Winter's Chess Notes, start at 
  the wiki entry for "Edward Winter (chess historian)"</p>
  
  <p>There is a nice bibliography at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess#References" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess#References</a></p>
  
  <p>and that then points to the classic text on the subject by Murray,
  <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._J._R._Murray" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._J._R._Murray</a></p>
  
  <p>Peter</p>
  
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Answers.Text: Winter has virtually nothing on ancient chess variants such as shatranj.
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Answers.Body: <p>"Pawns promote to 'their' piece (Rook pawn to a rook, etc) is a feature of Tamerlane Chess, a 14th century variant.</p>
  
  <p>I'm unaware of any recorded games of this variant.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Grant Acedrex, a chess game on a 12x12 board described in the year 1283, had the rule that pawns would promote to the piece that had started on the promotion square (no matter where the pawn itself started). Promoting on the King square would give you an 'Aanca' (in English usually referred to as Griffon, but really referring to a monstrous mythical bird preying on elephants), the piece that started next to the king.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Dashpaad and Ashtpaad boards were used in olden days. Pawns were moving legitimate moves unlike todays (only 1 step at a time).</p>
  <p>Kautilya Arthshastra is a book as a perfect reference.</p>
  <p>References (6 Principles):</p>
  <ul>
  <li><a href="https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1019423.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1019423.pdf</a></li>
  <li><a href="https://msbrijuniversity.ac.in/assets/uploads/newsupdate/Theory%20of%20State%20in%20Kautilya.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://msbrijuniversity.ac.in/assets/uploads/newsupdate/Theory%20of%20State%20in%20Kautilya.pdf</a></li>
  </ul>
  <p>Military and Layout as per Dashpaad (Simulation)</p>
  <ul>
  <li><a href="https://www.claws.in/static/MP38_The-Kautilya-Arthasastra-A-Military-Perspective.pdf" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.claws.in/static/MP38_The-Kautilya-Arthasastra-A-Military-Perspective.pdf</a></li>
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Body: <p>I know there are some really old games on the internet there , but are there records of any really good/great games played in the ancient style of chess ?</p>
  
  <p>This style had rules like pawns could move only one square at a time.
  Rook's pawn promotion would be a rook , bishop's pawn would be bishop etc.</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I don't think your description of this "variant" is enough to explain what you mean. Do you mean shatranj, chaturanga or something else? In shatranj a pawn (sarbaz) can move only one square at a time but also it can be promoted only to fers (today known as queen; this piece can be only moved one square diagonally). I don't know about a variant where you can promote the pawn to a piece according to the pawn's file.
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Comments.Text: I am talking about shatranj but its now synonymous with chess. Obviously it will be next to impossible to find a game played in chaturangam. The ancient rules of shatranj were modified by the British and hence the modern game of chess.
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Comments.Text: Does the king pawn promote to another king ? That would be fun.
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Comments.Text: haha would be , but the two center pawns always promote to queen. I think that is how the importance of center pawns was manifested.
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Title: Ancient style chess games?
ThreadText: # Ancient style chess games?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2017-05-11)
  
  I know there are some really old games on the internet there , but are there records of any really good/great games played in the ancient style of chess ?
  
  This style had rules like pawns could move only one square at a time.
  Rook's pawn promotion would be a rook , bishop's pawn would be bishop etc.
  
  **Tags:** famous-games
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: I don't think your description of this "variant" is enough to explain what you mean. Do you mean shatranj, chaturanga or something else? In shatranj a pawn (sarbaz) can move only one square at a time but also it can be promoted only to fers (today known as queen; this piece can be only moved one square diagonally). I don't know about a variant where you can promote the pawn to a piece according to the pawn's file.  
  > **username_0**: I am talking about shatranj but its now synonymous with chess. Obviously it will be next to impossible to find a game played in chaturangam. The ancient rules of shatranj were modified by the British and hence the modern game of chess.  
  > **username_2**: Does the king pawn promote to another king ? That would be fun.  
  > **username_0**: haha would be , but the two center pawns always promote to queen. I think that is how the importance of center pawns was manifested.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_3 on 2017-05-28. Score: 3
  
  If you are interested in historical versions of the game, or generally in chess history, then you would be interested in Winter's Chess Notes, start at
  the wiki entry for "Edward Winter (chess historian)"
  
  There is a nice bibliography at <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chess#References>
  
  and that then points to the classic text on the subject by Murray,
  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._J._R._Murray>
  
  Peter
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_4**: Winter has virtually nothing on ancient chess variants such as shatranj.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2017-07-27. Score: 2
  
  "Pawns promote to 'their' piece (Rook pawn to a rook, etc) is a feature of Tamerlane Chess, a 14th century variant.
  
  I'm unaware of any recorded games of this variant.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_6 on 2022-07-03. Score: 1
  
  Grant Acedrex, a chess game on a 12x12 board described in the year 1283, had the rule that pawns would promote to the piece that had started on the promotion square (no matter where the pawn itself started). Promoting on the King square would give you an 'Aanca' (in English usually referred to as Griffon, but really referring to a monstrous mythical bird preying on elephants), the piece that started next to the king.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_7 on 2022-06-29. Score: 0
  
  Dashpaad and Ashtpaad boards were used in olden days. Pawns were moving legitimate moves unlike todays (only 1 step at a time).
  
  Kautilya Arthshastra is a book as a perfect reference.
  
  References (6 Principles):
  
  * <https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/AD1019423.pdf>
  * <https://msbrijuniversity.ac.in/assets/uploads/newsupdate/Theory%20of%20State%20in%20Kautilya.pdf>
  
  Military and Layout as per Dashpaad (Simulation)
  
  * <https://www.claws.in/static/MP38_The-Kautilya-Arthasastra-A-Military-Perspective.pdf>
  
  
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