Shatranj / Medieval chess
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camobishop wrote:
I'm having a hard time finding resources or players of the older version of chess (a.k.a. shatranj, Arab chess, Persian chess, Ancient chess, etc.).
If anyone has any resources concerning the game or would like to play a correspondence game with algebraic notation, let me know!
Shatranj is regularly played on the Scheming Mind correspondence chess site. Anyone can join this recently started tournament (and yes, algebraic notation is used):
https://www.schemingmind.com/home/minitournament.aspx?tournament_id=10907
Makruk (with similarities to Shatranj) is also played sometimes.
May 29, 2023
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long_quach wrote:
Ilampozhil25 wrote:
fide chess is a descendent of chaturanga...
Chinese Chess is closer to Chaturanga than FIDE chess.
Bishops are still elephants, moves 2 squares diagonally.
Queen is still vizier, moves 1 square diagonally.
No 2 steps pawns, and no en passant.
No castling.
No pawn promotion.
No stalemate.
The names and moves are the same. Chariot, Elephant, Vizier.
larger board
cannon
king face off
limits in where the pieces can go
river
pawn enhancement
probably forgetting some
I'm having a hard time finding resources or players of the older version of chess (a.k.a. shatranj, Arab chess, Persian chess, Ancient chess, etc.).
If anyone has any resources concerning the game or would like to play a correspondence game with algebraic notation, let me know!