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| Shatranj Shatranj was the the major chess variant of the medieval period . The game first appeared in Persia around the 7th century AD and remained immensely popular throughout the Arabic world for the next nine centuries! Shatranj is said to have supported professional players, spawned several books and inspired its own body of chess problems. It is is the immediate precursor of Orthodox Chess. Kings, Rooks, Knights, and Pawns move as they do in Chess, except that Kings and Rooks may not castle, Pawns may not make double moves or capture by en passant, and on reaching the last rank, a Pawn may promote only to a Counsellor. The Counsellor leaps one space in any diagonal direction. The Elephant leaps two spaces in any diagonal direction. The object is to checkmate, stalemate, or bare the King. Baring your opponent's King counts as a win unless he can immediately bare your King too. In that case, the baring of Kings is reciprocal, and the game is drawn. Finished games at differentboards.com: 7 |
