An early version of this game in India was called Chaturanga & used elephants, horses, chariots & foot soldiers
The Moors also brought a game called el-quirkat, an early ancestor to 
... For the rest of Europe, shatranj was replaced by versions of the... [DOC] [TLE] Chess History - Dream Green [PAR] This could be a chess board or an older Indian race game played by dice on an 
8x8 board.