Home›Chess-Family War Games›All Chess-Family War GamesBrowse ByAll Chess-Family War GamesReference and ClassificationVerifiedThe chess family proper: games of differentiated armies, each piece with its own rank and movement rule, descended from or parallel to the historical game of Chaturanga, covering Chess, Chaturanga, Xiangqi, Janggi, Shogi and Tafl Games. Belongs here: capture games where pieces have distinct roles and powers. Does not belong here: capture games with uniform pieces, grouped under Displacement and Capture Games, or modern hidden-information conquest games with no traditional lineage, grouped under Modern Conquest and War Games.FactsAll Chess-Family War GamesFAQsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)Essays About This Entity (1 essay)FactsComparisonEra of OriginWell-attested600 CE 1Defining CharacteristicWell-attestedChess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shape. 2All Chess-Family War GamesFilter Results124 entriesSportAllBoard Game (62)Children's Game (1)Puzzle (6)Strategy Game (65)Tabletop Game (1)Player CountAllLarge Group or Variable (1)Single-Player (1)Small Group (3-6 Players) (10)Team-Based (Two Teams) (4)Two-Player (86)Origin RegionAllAsia (4)Central Asia (1)China (4)Eastern Europe (1)Ethiopia (1)Europe (2)France (1)Germany (1)India (4)Iran (1)Japan (13)Korean Peninsula (1)Mongolia (2)Myanmar (1)Netherlands (3)Northern Europe (2)Russia (1)South Korea (1)Southern Europe (1)Soviet Union (1)Thailand (1)The Middle East (1)United Kingdom (1)United States (2)Western Asia (1)Western Europe (1)Origin YearAll600 (2)1030 (1)1100 (1)1202 (1)1230 (1)1256 (1)1283 (1)1300 (1)1400 (1)1500 (4)1600 (1)1687 (1)1799 (1)1800 (1)1821 (1)1854 (1)1857 (1)1871 (1)1890 (1)1899 (1)1907 (1)1916 (1)1927 (1)1930 (1)1941 (1)1942 (1)1943 (2)1945 (1)1948 (1)1949 (1)1953 (2)1956 (1)1960 (1)1962 (2)1967 (1)1968 (1)1970 (2)1971 (1)1972 (1)1975 (2)1976 (3)1977 (2)1978 (1)1979 (2)1981 (1)1982 (1)1984 (4)1985 (2)1986 (2)1987 (3)1989 (2)1991 (1)1992 (2)1995 (3)1996 (3)1998 (2)1999 (1)2001 (2)2003 (1)2008 (1)2013 (1)Derived FromAllChaturanga (5)Chess (35)Chu shogi (1)Dai shogi (1)English draughts (1)Janggi (1)Shatranj (1)Shogi (5)Xiangqi (5)Playing Time BandAllOver 90 Minutes (1)Under 30 Minutes (1)Skill or LuckAllMixed (1)Skill (10)Age SuitabilityAllChildren (1)Governing or Publishing BodyAllWorld Xiangqi Federation (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50Alice chessChess-Family War GamesAlmost chessChess-Family War GamesAnnan shogiChess-Family War GamesApocalypse (chess variant)Chess-Family War GamesAtomic chessChess-Family War GamesAvalanche chessChess-Family War GamesBaroque chessChess-Family War GamesBlindfold chessChess-Family War GamesBlitz chessChess-Family War GamesBosworth (game)Chess-Family War GamesBughouse chessChess-Family War GamesBusiness chessChess-Family War GamesCapablanca chessChess-Family War GamesChad (chess variant)Chess-Family War GamesChadarangamChess-Family War GamesChaturajiChess-Family War GamesChaturangaChess-Family War GamesCheckless chessChess-Family War GamesCheskersChess-Family War GamesChesquerqueChess-Family War GamesChessChess-Family War GamesChess on a really big boardChess-Family War GamesChess with different armiesChess-Family War GamesChess960Chess-Family War GamesChessenceChess-Family War GamesChu shogiChess-Family War GamesCirce chessChess-Family War GamesCircular chessChess-Family War GamesCongo (chess variant)Chess-Family War GamesCorrespondence chessChess-Family War GamesCourier chessChess-Family War GamesCrazyhouseChess-Family War GamesCylinder chessChess-Family War GamesDai dai shogiChess-Family War GamesDai shogiChess-Family War GamesDark chessChess-Family War GamesDiplomat chessChess-Family War GamesDjambiChess-Family War GamesDōbutsu shōgiChess-Family War GamesDouble chessChess-Family War GamesDragonchessChess-Family War GamesDunsany's chessChess-Family War GamesEmbassy chessChess-Family War GamesEnochian chessChess-Family War GamesExtinction chessChess-Family War GamesFalcon-hunter chessChess-Family War GamesFortress chessChess-Family War GamesGame of the Seven KingdomsChess-Family War GamesGame of the Three KingdomsChess-Family War GamesGNU ChessChess-Family War Games123Next →FAQsWhat separates the Chess-Family War Games category from Modern Conquest and War Games?The dividing line is historical lineage: chess-family games descend from or parallel Chaturanga, while modern conquest games like Risk have no such lineage.Chess-Family War Games covers the chess family proper, games of differentiated armies descended from or parallel to the historical game of Chaturanga, including Chess, Xiangqi, Janggi and Shogi, where each piece has its own rank and movement rule. Modern Conquest and War Games instead covers 20th-century commercial games such as Diplomacy, Risk and Stratego that have no traditional chess-family lineage, so the dividing line is historical lineage rather than theme.Sources1. Wikipedia: Chaturangatier 2WikipediaChaturanga, Origin sectionQuote, Chaturanga, Origin sectionThe earliest clear reference comes from north India from the Gupta Empire, dating from the sixth century AD.View the Source2. Wikipedia: History of chesstier 2WikipediaHistory of chess, Origin sectionQuote, History of chess, Origin sectionChess spread throughout the world and many variants of the game soon began taking shapeView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.Essays About This Entity (1 essay)What Actually Holds The Chess Family TogetherRead the Essay