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Shashki / chess

Also known as Shashka · Russian draughts

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Draughts and chess are the common board games in Russian-influenced Central Asia.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Uzbekistan.

Origins

Usually placed in the era of Classical Worlds (about 1000 BCE to 500 CE), although its exact origins are uncertain, within the cultural world of Persia, Caucasus and Central Asia.

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