▁and ▁green ▁in ▁colour , ▁as ▁if ▁m ott led ▁by ▁lac , ▁le apt ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁black ▁field ▁squares . ▁ ▁The ▁colours ▁are ▁not ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁cam ps , ▁but ▁mean ▁that ▁the ▁fro gs ▁have ▁two ▁colours , ▁yellow ▁and ▁green . ▁ ▁Ban ab hat ta ' s ▁Har sha ▁Char ith a ▁( c . ▁AD ▁ 6 2 5 ) ▁contains ▁the ▁earliest ▁reference ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁ch atur anga : ▁Under ▁this ▁monarch , ▁only ▁the ▁be es ▁quar rel led ▁to ▁collect ▁the ▁de w ; ▁the ▁only ▁feet ▁cut ▁off ▁were ▁those ▁of ▁measurements , ▁and ▁only ▁from ▁As ht â p ada ▁one ▁could ▁learn ▁how ▁to ▁draw ▁up ▁a ▁ch atur anga , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁cutting - off ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁lim bs ▁of ▁condem ned ▁crim inals ... ▁ ▁While ▁there ▁is ▁little ▁doubt ▁that ▁as ht â p ada ▁is ▁the ▁game board ▁of ▁ 8 × 8 ▁squares , ▁the ▁double ▁meaning ▁of ▁ch atur anga , ▁as ▁the ▁four - fold ed ▁army , ▁may ▁be ▁controvers ial . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁probability ▁that ▁the ▁ancest or ▁of ▁ch ess ▁was ▁mentioned ▁there . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁was ▁first ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁West ▁in ▁Thomas ▁Hy de ' s ▁De ▁lud is ▁orient al ibus ▁lib ri ▁du o , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 4 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁transl ations ▁of ▁S ansk rit ▁accounts ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁were ▁published ▁by