What was chess first called?

The earliest form of the game that's now called chess can be dated back to India in the sixth century. Like the modern game, this predecessor, called chaturanga
chaturanga
The Sanskrit word chaturanga means "four-limbed" or "four arms", referring to ancient army divisions of infantry, cavalry, elephantry, and chariotry.
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(or catur) was played on an 8x8 grid and featured pieces generally similar to those of modern chess.

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What is chess loss called?
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Why is it called bongcloud chess?
The self-destructive opening
opening
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(2 Ke2) is known as the bongcloud for a simple reason: you'd have to be stoned to the gills to think it was a good idea.
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What is 30 minute chess called?
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What was chess called in india?
Chaturanga
Chaturanga
This precursor of modern chess originated in the northern Indian subcontinent during the Gupta empire. 'Chaturanga' translates as 'the four divisions', meaning infantry, cavalry, elephantry, and chariotry. They were the four divisions of an Indian army at the time, and no doubt the game was thought of as a war-game.
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is first known from the Gupta Empire in India around the 6th century CE. In the 7th century, it was adopted as chatrang
chatrang
Shatranj (Arabic: شطرنج; Persian: شترنج; from Middle Persian chatrang چترنگ) is an old form of chess, as played in the Sasanian Empire. Its origins are in the Indian game of chaturaṅga.
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(shatranj) in Sassanid Persia, which in turn was the form of chess brought to late-medieval Europe.
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What is 15 second chess called?
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