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[[FILE:shatranj.gif|border|right|thumb|249px|link=http://hgm.nubati.net/| Shatranj with [[WinBoard]] <ref>[http://hgm.nubati.net/ WinBoard 4.7 - Shatranj, the Arabic precurser of modern Chess] by [[Harm Geert Muller]]</ref> ]]
'''Shatranj''',<br/>
the Arabic and Persian precurser of [[Chess|Western Chess]] and one successor of the ancient [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_subcontinent Indian] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_strategy_game strategy game] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturanga Chaturanga]. Chaturanga developed in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gupta_Empire Gupta Empire] during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_century 6th century] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era CE] and was adopted as Shatranj in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire Sasanian Empire] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_century 7th century]. In computer chess, due to extensions of the [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]], [[XBoard]] and [[WinBoard]] support Shatranj with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfil_%28chess%29 Elephants] and General instead of Bishop and Queen <ref>[http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/engine-intf.html#8 Chess Engine Communication Protocol - 8. Commands from xboard to the engine - variant shatranj]</ref>.
=Pieces=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah Shāh] ([[King]])
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferz_%28chess%29 Fers] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vizier#Influence_on_chess Wazīr] (General) - moves one square diagonally, often represented by a [[Queen]] symbol
* Rukh ([[Rook]])
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfil_%28chess%29 Pīl or Alfil] (Elephant) - a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_chess_piece#Leapers (2,2) Leaper], often represented by a [[Bishop]] symbol
* Faras or Asb ([[Knight]])
* Baidaq ([[Pawn]])
=Rules=
* No [[Castling|castling]]
* No [[Pawn Push#DoublePush|double pawn push]], [[Promotions|promotion]] to Fers only
* [[Stalemate]] counts as a win
* Two bare Kings count as a [[Draw|draw]]
* One Bare King counts as a win, provided the other King cannot be bared on the very next move
* The initial setup (array) is similar to Orthodox Chess, with Elephants replacing Bishops and Generals replacing Queens, but Shāh on the d-file.
=Engines=
* [[ChessV]]
* [[Dabbaba]]
* [[Fairy-Max]]
* [[Nebiyu]]
* [[Pulsar]]
* [[Rival]]
* [[Sjaak (Glebbeek)]]
* [[Zillions of Games]]
=See also=
* [[Shatranj (toolkit)]] by [[Sam Tannous]]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22728 Any WB Shatranj engines out there?] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], July 31, 2008
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22987 Shartranj!] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], August 14, 2008
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42600 Shatranj perfts] by [[Paul Byrne]], [[CCC]], February 24, 2012 » [[Perft]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47314 Chess variant tournament: Shatranj] by Ola Mikael Hansson, [[CCC]], February 24, 2013
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatranj Shatranj from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.chessvariants.org/historic.dir/shatranj.html Shatranj] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_L._Bodlaender Hans L. Bodlaender] from [http://www.chessvariants.org/ The Chess Variant Pages]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_bin_Yahya_al-Suli Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_bin_Yahya_al-Suli#Al-Suli.27s_Diamond Al-Suli's Diamond]
* [http://www6.chessclub.com/help/shatranj ICC Help: shatranj] (Wild 28)
* [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26064/shatranj Shatranj] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoardGameGeek BoardGameGeek]
* [http://history.chess.free.fr/shatranj.htm Shatranj, the medieval Arabian Chess] by [http://history.chess.free.fr/ Jean-Louis Cazaux]
* [http://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=3&page=1 The Time of Shatranj and the Aliyat] by Miguel Villa
* [http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/engine-intf.html#8 Chess Engine Communication Protocol - 8. Commands from xboard to the engine - variant shatranj]
=References=
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[[FILE:shatranj.gif|border|right|thumb|249px|link=http://hgm.nubati.net/| Shatranj with [[WinBoard]] <ref>[http://hgm.nubati.net/ WinBoard 4.7 - Shatranj, the Arabic precurser of modern Chess] by [[Harm Geert Muller]]</ref> ]]
'''Shatranj''',<br/>
the Arabic and Persian precurser of [[Chess|Western Chess]] and one successor of the ancient [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_subcontinent Indian] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abstract_strategy_game strategy game] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturanga Chaturanga]. Chaturanga developed in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gupta_Empire Gupta Empire] during the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_century 6th century] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Era CE] and was adopted as Shatranj in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasanian_Empire Sasanian Empire] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_century 7th century]. In computer chess, due to extensions of the [[Chess Engine Communication Protocol]], [[XBoard]] and [[WinBoard]] support Shatranj with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfil_%28chess%29 Elephants] and General instead of Bishop and Queen <ref>[http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/engine-intf.html#8 Chess Engine Communication Protocol - 8. Commands from xboard to the engine - variant shatranj]</ref>.
=Pieces=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah Shāh] ([[King]])
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferz_%28chess%29 Fers] or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vizier#Influence_on_chess Wazīr] (General) - moves one square diagonally, often represented by a [[Queen]] symbol
* Rukh ([[Rook]])
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfil_%28chess%29 Pīl or Alfil] (Elephant) - a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_chess_piece#Leapers (2,2) Leaper], often represented by a [[Bishop]] symbol
* Faras or Asb ([[Knight]])
* Baidaq ([[Pawn]])
=Rules=
* No [[Castling|castling]]
* No [[Pawn Push#DoublePush|double pawn push]], [[Promotions|promotion]] to Fers only
* [[Stalemate]] counts as a win
* Two bare Kings count as a [[Draw|draw]]
* One Bare King counts as a win, provided the other King cannot be bared on the very next move
* The initial setup (array) is similar to Orthodox Chess, with Elephants replacing Bishops and Generals replacing Queens, but Shāh on the d-file.
=Engines=
* [[ChessV]]
* [[Dabbaba]]
* [[Fairy-Max]]
* [[Nebiyu]]
* [[Pulsar]]
* [[Rival]]
* [[Sjaak (Glebbeek)]]
* [[Zillions of Games]]
=See also=
* [[Shatranj (toolkit)]] by [[Sam Tannous]]
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22728 Any WB Shatranj engines out there?] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], July 31, 2008
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=22987 Shartranj!] by [[Harm Geert Muller]], [[CCC]], August 14, 2008
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42600 Shatranj perfts] by [[Paul Byrne]], [[CCC]], February 24, 2012 » [[Perft]]
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=47314 Chess variant tournament: Shatranj] by Ola Mikael Hansson, [[CCC]], February 24, 2013
=External Links=
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatranj Shatranj from Wikipedia]
* [http://www.chessvariants.org/historic.dir/shatranj.html Shatranj] by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_L._Bodlaender Hans L. Bodlaender] from [http://www.chessvariants.org/ The Chess Variant Pages]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_bin_Yahya_al-Suli Abu Bakr bin Yahya al-Suli from Wikipedia]
: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_bin_Yahya_al-Suli#Al-Suli.27s_Diamond Al-Suli's Diamond]
* [http://www6.chessclub.com/help/shatranj ICC Help: shatranj] (Wild 28)
* [http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/26064/shatranj Shatranj] from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BoardGameGeek BoardGameGeek]
* [http://history.chess.free.fr/shatranj.htm Shatranj, the medieval Arabian Chess] by [http://history.chess.free.fr/ Jean-Louis Cazaux]
* [http://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=3&page=1 The Time of Shatranj and the Aliyat] by Miguel Villa
* [http://home.hccnet.nl/h.g.muller/engine-intf.html#8 Chess Engine Communication Protocol - 8. Commands from xboard to the engine - variant shatranj]
=References=
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