 atagadu praarambhinche chaes mukkalu emti ?
 chaes mukkalu remdu vaervaeru rangula sett ‌ luga vibhajinchabaddaayi .  sett ‌ lu aksharala thellupu mariyu nalupu kakapovachhu  ( udaa .  lyt sett pasupu ledha af - wyatt rangu kaavachhu ,  muduru sett gooddhuma ledha yerupu ranguloo vumdavacchu ),  vatini allappuduu  " thellupu "  mariyu  " nalupu "  ani suchistaru .  sett ‌ l aatagaallanu varusaga thellupu mariyu nalupu ani suchistaru .  prathi sett ‌ loo padaharu mukkalu untai :  ooka raju ,  ooka raanee ,  iddharu rooks ,  iddharu bishup ‌ lu ,  iddharu nyt ‌ lu mariyu yenimidhi bantulu .  chaes setlu anek takala shailulalo ostayi ;  pooti choose ,  stanton namuunaaaku praadhaanyata ivvabaduthundi .

 yenimidhi addu varusalu  ( rank ‌ lu ani pilustharu )  mariyu yenimidhi niluvu varusalu  ( fillu ani pilustharu )  yokka chaturasrakara bord ‌ loo game aadabadutundi .  sampradaayam prakaaram , 64  chaturasraalu ranguloo pratyaamnaayamgaa untai mariyu vatini kanthi mariyu cheekati chaturasraalugaa suchistaru ;  chadaramgam bordula sadarana rangulu thellupu mariyu gooddhuma rangu ,  ledha thellupu mariyu muduru aakupacha .
8  bantulu , 2  nites , 2  bishup ‌ lu , 2  rooks , 1  raanee mariyu  1  raju 