SHATRANJ

shatranj The name given by the Arabs to the Chatrang in the seven century AD. The names of the pieces and the rules were the same than for Chatrang, but the initial place of the king and the queen could be chosen by the higher-ranked players on d1 or e1. The board was uniform with 8×8 squares. Each player has 16 pieces: 1 Shah (King), 1 Firzan (Minister), 2 Fil (Elephant), 2 Faras (Horse), 2 Rukh (Chariot) and 8 Baidaq (Soldiers). Al-Adli, ar-Razi, as-Suli (854-946), al-Mawardi, al-Lajlaj, were among the best players of their time

When your house is on fire, you can’t be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in chess, if your King is under attack, don’t worry about losing a pawn on the queenside. Garry Kasparov
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2014
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2017
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