Re: Chess variants 14th/15th century
Posted: 16 May 2022, 09:39
I searched for a Queen in Eastern chess variants cause ...
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Tamerlane chess has 2 "queens" with different movement
general or counsellor (ferz) – Moves one square diagonally
vizier or governor (wazir) – Moves one square horizontally or vertically
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamerlane_chess
Japanese Shogi has 2 golden generals (1-step-moves in 6 directions, cannot go diagonal backwards) and 2 silver generals (1-step-moves in 5 directions, 4 diagonal moves and forwards)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogi
Chinese Chess (Xiangqi)
The King is understood as a general, the 2 "Queens" are considered to be guards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi
Chaturanga (India)
Mantri (minister or counsellor); also known as Senapati (general): moves one step diagonally in any direction, like the fers in shatranj.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturanga
Shatranj (Persia)
"Ferz ("counselor"; also spelled fers; Arabic firz, from Persian فرزين farzīn) moves exactly one square diagonally, which makes it a rather weak piece. It was renamed "queen" in Europe. Even today, the word for the queen piece is ферзь (ferz`) in Russian, vezér in Hungarian, vezir in Turkish, vazīr in Persian and wazīr in Arabic. It has analogue to the guards in xiangqi."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatranj
Shatar (Mongolian chess)
"The piece which corresponds to our chess king – Noyon – is usually depicted by a prince seated on a throne. But the queen – Bers, meaning “snow panther” – may be depicted as a mythical lion, a tiger, a snow panther or a bull."
https://ancientchess.com/page/play-shatar.htm
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Tamerlane chess has 2 "queens" with different movement
general or counsellor (ferz) – Moves one square diagonally
vizier or governor (wazir) – Moves one square horizontally or vertically
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamerlane_chess
Japanese Shogi has 2 golden generals (1-step-moves in 6 directions, cannot go diagonal backwards) and 2 silver generals (1-step-moves in 5 directions, 4 diagonal moves and forwards)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogi
Chinese Chess (Xiangqi)
The King is understood as a general, the 2 "Queens" are considered to be guards.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xiangqi
Chaturanga (India)
Mantri (minister or counsellor); also known as Senapati (general): moves one step diagonally in any direction, like the fers in shatranj.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturanga
Shatranj (Persia)
"Ferz ("counselor"; also spelled fers; Arabic firz, from Persian فرزين farzīn) moves exactly one square diagonally, which makes it a rather weak piece. It was renamed "queen" in Europe. Even today, the word for the queen piece is ферзь (ferz`) in Russian, vezér in Hungarian, vezir in Turkish, vazīr in Persian and wazīr in Arabic. It has analogue to the guards in xiangqi."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatranj
Shatar (Mongolian chess)
"The piece which corresponds to our chess king – Noyon – is usually depicted by a prince seated on a throne. But the queen – Bers, meaning “snow panther” – may be depicted as a mythical lion, a tiger, a snow panther or a bull."
https://ancientchess.com/page/play-shatar.htm
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