Chess is one of the ancient games which we have been playing since countless cultures In fact when it was started through Indians or Persians then moved to Islamic Regions to North Africa and then Europe. Every region that the game has moved to has added its own variation. Basis these variations here are some forms of Chess across the globe:
Traditional Chess – The most well known form of chess which has no region as the limit. It is one of the most played on board games. It originated in southern Europe during the 15th century. It’s played by 2 players on a square checkered board with 64 squares. This form is now available online and played at most of the clubs. In fact it’s one of the recognized sports of International Olympic Committee.

Xiangqi – As the name signifies this form is originally from China and known as Chinese Chess. If we look at the name, xiang means image or representational. So this form is also known as representational chess; again played by 2 players on Chinese board, however here it’s more of a battle between 2 armies. Another unique quality of the game is that the board has the river and palace features which limit the movement of some pieces

Shogi – The word means Generals in Japanese. Hence it’s a form originated at Japan. The chessboard remains same here. The only difference is that the captured pieces could be returned to the board and used as one’s own.

Chaturanga – It’s a Sanskrit word and started in ancient during 6th century in Gupta period. Later it was adopted by Persia and the game got a different name

Shatranj – It’s the second known variant of chess. As mentioned it was a modification to the Indian form of Chess. The game originated in Persia around the 7th century. Now it’s the most well known form of chess which is unique and adopted by the wealthy class in
Arab. It doesn’t have the traditional chess board.

3 D Chess – This form was originated in Germany in 19th century. Here the board is a cube sliced into 5 equal spaces across each of its major coordinal planes. In fact the section yields a 125 cell playing volume. This form of chess could be seen in certain TV shows like Star Trek as the show was assembled using board from 3-D checkers which has added to the popularity of the game.