From: Michael Kramer <mkramer707 <at> WORLDNET <dot> ATT <dot> NET>
Date: 16 jan 1997
Subject: Re: The "bishop"

Indian Chess is a game relatively similar to western chess. The double pawn
move at the outset does not exist, (thats why fianchetto openings are often
referred to as "Indian" Openings as early moves pawn up one are typical of
them.)

Tsaturanga  Chaturanga is another more ancient game.At 03:44 PM 1/14/97
+0000, you wrote:
>> The issue of strength in participation in western chess was not my point.
>> The popularity and widespread knowlege of Indian chess IN INDIA was what I
>> referred to.
>
>Is Indian chess a synonym of tsaturanga?
>