Shatranj
(Chess, Chatrang, Zatrikion)
Ruleset:
Shatranj
Game
See the game Shatranj for more details.
Period(s)
Medieval
Summary
Standard rules for Shatranj.
Description
These are the standard rules for Shatranj.
Rules
8x8 board. The pieces move as follows, with the number per player: 1 x Shah (king): moves one space orthogonally or diagonally. 1 x Fers (counselor): One square diagonally. 2 x Rukh (rook): Any number of spaces orthogonally. 2 x Pil (elephant): Two squares diagonally, jumping over the first. Cannot capture another Pil. 2 x Asb (horse): Moves as a chess knight. 8 x Sarbaz (soldier): Moves one space forward orthogonally; one space forward diagonally to capture. No en passant. Promoted to Fers when reaching the eighth rank. No castling. Stalemate results in win for player causing it. The player who checkmates the king wins.
Concepts
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Reference
Murray 1913: 220-227.
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Identifiers
DLP.GameRulesets.306
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