A Brief History of Badminton.

A badminton-like game was known in

ancient Greece and Egypt - a game called
battledore and shuttlecock - in which two
players hit a feathered shuttlecock back and
forth with tiny rackets. The game was
played in India during the 18th Century, at
which time it was called "Poona"

In this article, we cover the four basic

equipment and gear required for a
game of badminton.

Badminton Racket. Badminton

rackets can be made from several types
of materials. ...
Shuttlecock. There are two types

of shuttlecocks - plastic and feathered The history of chess goes back almost
shuttlecocks. ... 1500 years. The game originated in
Badminton Shoes. ... northern India in the 6th century AD and
spread to Persia. When the Arabs
Badminton Attire.
conquered Persia, chess was taken up by
the Muslim world and subsequently, through
the Moorish conquest of Spain, spread to
Southern Europe.

In a standard game of chess, each of

the two players begins a game with
the following 16 pieces:

1 king.
1 queen.
2 rooks.
 2 bishops.
2 knights.
8 pawns.
The earliest predecessor of the
game probably originated in India,
before the 6th century AD; a minority
of historians believe the
game originated in China. From
India, the game spread to Persia.
When the Arabs conquered
Persia, chess was taken up by the
Muslim world and subsequently
spread to Southern Europe.
Bishops: Bishops can move any number of
squares diagonally. Knights: Knights can
move only in an L-shape, one square up
and two over, or two squares over and one
down, or any such combination of one-two
or two-one movements in any direction.
Rooks: Rooks can move any number of
squares, up and down and side to side.