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Evidence for Shatr ikh Padan
1 pieces of evidence found.
Id DLP.Evidence.2144
Type Contemporary rule description
Location 30°20'22.60"N, 76°22'51.92"E
Date 1901-01-01 - 1901-12-31
Rules 8x8 board. Two players. Pieces and movement are as follows: King x1, placed on the sixth space from the left on one edge of the board: Moves one space orthogonally or diagonally. Pawns x8, arranged along the row in front of the king: moves one space forward orthogonally or one space forward diagonally to capture. The opponent's pieces are placed in the same position on the opposite side of the board. If the King can be taken on the next turn it is in check, it must not remain in check on the next turn. If the king cannot move out of check, checkmate is declared and the opponent wins.
Content 8x8 board, with Pawns in the second rows and kings in their normal starting positions. Urdu text of Sahib 1901: 195 not translated, but summary of rules given in Murray 1913: 347.
Confidence 100
Ages Adult
Social status Elite
Genders Male
Source Murray, H. J. R. 1913. A History of Chess. London: Oxford University Press.
, Sahib, L.R.B. 1901. Mo'allim-ul-Shatranj or Chess Monitor. Delhi: Imperial Book Depot Press.
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