![]() ![]() Later the servants came in and conveyed that such an enormous amount of wheat didn’t exist!Īs shocking as it may sound, here are the numbers: Total grains of wheat on the first square = 1Īt first, The King felt highly offended by this act but then he ordered his servants to fulfil the wise man’s wish. I am a small man, if you can please give me a grain of wheat on the first square of the Ashtapada (now, chessboard) and then double it off on the second square and double the grains on second to third and so on up to the 64th square.” “I certainly do not want anything from your treasure. Shahram got too impressed and offered the mathematician, all the gold and silver he wanted, from the treasure! But, the wise mathematician surprisingly refused the offer, and said. He also realized that his queen, army & people are equally important to rule the kingdom safely and happily! AND, just like real life, the KING alone can’t win the battle all by himself.” He further explained, “The Game of Chaturaṅga represents the battle between 2 kingdoms consisting the King, Queen and 4 branches of the army - Rook, Knight, Bishop, and pawns. The wise man explained to his king - “The game of chaturaṅga is the battle between 2 armies, each lead by a King who commands their army to defeat the other king” It took several weeks and a lot of rejections, until one day a wise mathematician finally presented Chaturaṅga in front of the King. So, he ordered his ministry to find him a new game which should be highly challenging, interesting and rewarding that nobody can’t get enough out of it!A public announcement was made & soon many games were presented in front of the King. So, he tried all the games that were present at that time.īut, he didn’t find any game interesting enough to play for long. Very soon, he realized that he had started getting bored playing the same games every day. He used to spend most of his free time engaging in playing interesting games. There is a very interesting story behind the invention of chess: Once upon a time, in northern India, there was a tyrannical Indian king, Shahram! Shahram was fond of playing new games. Though becoming immensely popular, it’s a shame that very few people know how chess was invented? AND, who invented chess? It’s so fascinating, how an ancient game not only survived but has also become the most popular board game in the world! Today, chess has reached an amazing level, you can play chess online, challenge the computers, analyze your games & positions, and whatnot. The 21st century emerged with new technologies in chess, like - SquareOffNow, online chess websites, app & more. Since then, many powerful chess engines like Stockfish & Fritz are launched publicly for the welfare of chess! Chess Databases also started gaining popularity among players! It was a breathtaking moment for all chess fans. ![]()
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