What was the early name of chess in Persia?
Q: What was the early name of chess in Persia?
A: The early name of chess in Persia was Chatrang.
Q: What did the players start calling out when threatening the opponent's king in Chatrang?
A: The players started calling out "Shāh!" (Persian for 'King') when threatening the opponent's king in Chatrang.
Q: What did the players start calling out when the king could not escape from attack in Chatrang?
A: The players started calling out "Shāh māt!" (Persian for 'the king is finished') when the king could not escape from attack in Chatrang.
Q: What does "māt" or "māta" mean in Arabic?
A: "Māt" or "māta" means "died", "is dead" in Arabic.
Q: When did the Muslim world start taking up the game of chess?
A: The Muslim world started taking up the game of chess after the Islamic conquest of Persia.
Q: What is the name of the game in Arabic?
A: The name of the game in Arabic is Shatranj.
Q: How did the Arabs divide their game of Shatranj?
A: The Arabs divided their game of Shatranj into the same three stages which we do today: opening, middlegame and endgame.
