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Evidence for Shakhmaty (Early Modern)
13 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.1996
Type Contemporary text
Location 55°45'15.43"N, 37°37'6.03"E
Date 1772-01-01 - 1772-12-31
Rules The Queen moves any distance orthogonally or diagonally, or one space orthogonally and then another space diagonally, jumping over any intervening pieces.
Content Account from Mr. Coxe, who visited Russia in 1772: "Chess is so common in Russia, that during our continuance in Moscow, I scarcely entered into any company where parties were not engaged in that diversion; and I very frequently observed in my passage on the streets, the tradesmen and common people playing it before the doors of their shops and houses. The Russians are esteemed great proficients in chess. With them the Queen has, in addition to the other moves, that of a Knight..." Murray 1913: 384
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Non-Elite, Elite, Craftsperson
Spaces Outside, Public
Genders Male
Source Murray, H. J. R. 1913. A History of Chess. London: Oxford University Press.
Id DLP.Evidence.2387
Type Artistic depiction
Location 55°45'15.43"N, 37°37'6.03"E
Date 1694-01-01 - 1696-12-31
Rules 8x8 board.
Content 8x8 chess board pictured in the Litsevoi Primer, by the monk Karion Istomin of Moscow listed under the listing for the letter Sh-, with the word Shakhmaty. Linder 1979: 122, 126.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
Id DLP.Evidence.2388
Type Artifact
Location 60°45'33.44"N, 46°18'8.11"E
Date 1500-01-01 - 1699-12-31
Rules King piece.
Content Bone king piece found in sixteenth to seventeenth century excavations at Velkii Ustiug, Russia. Linder 1979: 133.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
Id DLP.Evidence.2389
Type Artifact
Location 66°36'27.59"N, 82°17'32.18"E
Date 1600-01-01 - 1699-12-31
Rules 8x8 board.
Content 8x8 wooden board found at seventeenth century Mangazeia, Russia. Linder 1979: 144.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
Id DLP.Evidence.2390
Type Artifact
Location 55°45'15.43"N, 37°37'6.03"E
Date 1500-01-01 - 1599-12-31
Rules Rook piece.
Content Rook piece from sixteenth century Moscow. Linder 1979: 140.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
Id DLP.Evidence.2391
Type Artifact
Location 55°45'15.43"N, 37°37'6.03"E
Date 1500-01-01 - 1699-12-31
Rules Two king pieces.
Content Two king pieces from sixteenth to seventeenth century Moscow. Linder 1979: 140.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
Id DLP.Evidence.2392
Type Artifact
Location 55°45'15.43"N, 37°37'6.03"E
Date 1500-01-01 - 1500-12-31
Rules Queen piece.
Content Queen piece found in sixteenth century Moscow. Linder 1979: 141.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
Id DLP.Evidence.2393
Type Artifact
Location 64°13'35.65"N, 41°38'55.31"E
Date 1600-01-01 - 1699-12-31
Rules King piece.
Content King piece from seventeenth century Kholmoghory, Russia. Linder 1979: 141.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
Id DLP.Evidence.2394
Type Artifact
Location 66°36'27.59"N, 82°17'32.18"E
Date 1600-01-01 - 1699-12-31
Rules King piece.
Content Wooden kind piece from Mangazeia, Russia. Seventeenth century. Linder 1979: 141.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
Id DLP.Evidence.2396
Type Artifact
Location 76°57'23.43"N, 107°58'56.13"E
Date 1600-01-01 - 1625-12-31
Rules King, queen, bishop, knight, pawn, and two rook pieces.
Content Set of king, queen, bishop, knight, pawn and two rook pieces from Faddei Island. Early seventeenth century. Linder 1979: 141-143.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
Id DLP.Evidence.2397
Type Artifact
Location 76°57'23.43"N, 107°58'56.13"E
Date 1600-01-01 - 1625-12-31
Rules King, queen, bishop, pawn, two rooks.
Content Set of king, queen pawn, bishop and two rooks from Faddei Island, Russia. Early seventeenth century. Linder 1979: 142-143.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
Id DLP.Evidence.2398
Type Artifact
Location 67°26'59.90"N, 142°36'58.75"E
Date 1639-01-01 - 1699-12-31
Rules Chess piece.
Content Chess piece found in a bone workshop at Zashiversk, Russia. Linder 1979: 137.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
Id DLP.Evidence.2399
Type Artifact
Location 64°13'35.65"N, 41°38'55.31"E
Date 1600-01-01 - 1799-12-31
Rules Two kings, two queens, two bishops, two knights, two rooks, eight pawns per player.
Content Full set of pieces from Kholomogory, Russia. Now in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. Linder 1979: 146-147.
Confidence 100
Source Linder, I. 1979. Chess in Old Russia. Moscow: Nauka.
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