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Chaturanga for four players.. Oldest multiplayer chess variant. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Derek Bowers wrote on Sun, Jan 11, 2004 07:27 PM UTC:
Gilman queries the link between 'rook' and 'elephant' as having
erroneously derived from the 'elephant and castle' (though his
explanation for the origin of this is highly questionable). I had always
thought that the link was from the Hindi word for elephant, which I
believe is 'Rukh'.
If not, what is his explanation for use of the word 'rook'?