Shatranj

Pieces

It is the author's personal opinion that chess as we know it originated in Persia and that Shatranj represents the surviving ruleset closest to the ur-game.

Name	Abbr	Move	Arabic
King	K	K	Shah
Vizier	F	F	Wazīr
Chariot	R	R	Rukh
Elephant	A	A	Pīl
Knight	N	N	Abs
Pawn	P	P	Baydaq

r	n	a	k	f	a	n	r
p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p
P	P	P	P	P	P	P	P
R	N	A	K	F	A	N	R

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