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Xhatranj . An exotic variant of Shatranj with more powerful pieces.

By Christine Bagley-Jones and David Howe.

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This game is like Shatranj, but the rooks are 'hook movers'. The pieces with 'hook moving' capabilities are very powerful pieces. The 'hook mover' itself has a double rook move, being able to move any number of squares in any orthogonal direction, immediately followed by a further move at right angles to the first. The two legs of the 'Hook Mover' move do not have to be of the same length, and it is not compulsory that it make a 2nd Rook move. To give some idea of the power of this move it is worth noting that the 'Hook Mover' on an empty board would be able to reach any square in one turn! <p>In the ancient shogi variants, it must end it's move with a capture, but that sounds pretty boring, so we made it that it does not have to make a capture to end it's move. The variants that have the 'Hook Mover' are 'Tai Shogi', 'Maka-Dai-Dai Shogi' and 'Dai-Dai Shogi'. <p>So the 'Rahke' is a very powerful piece, so powerful, we had to make the other 'normal' Shatranj pieces a bit more powerful, so they could help protect the King. We gave the Fers the power to move like a King, the Alfil the added power of the King move, and the Knight the added power of the Alfil and King. Believe us, they need it :-)

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The board used for this game has 8 row(s), 8 column(s), 64 cells/squares.
This game is a 2 player game.
Invented in the year 2005. [2004-2006]. [2000-2010].

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• Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. (8x8, Cells: 64) Author: John Ayer.
• Shatranj. The widely played Arabian predecessor of modern chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender and Fergus Duniho.
• Shatranj Kamil I. Large shatranj variant with new piece: camel. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shatranj Kamil II. Large historic shatranj variant with new piece: dabbabah or war machine. (10x10, Cells: 100) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Shatranj. Persian chess, ancestral to the Western forms. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Shatranj. Play this historic predecessor of Chess on Jocly. Author: Michel Gutierrez and Jérôme Choain.
• Ninth Century Indian Chess. Differs from Shatranj in the setup and the Elephant's move. Author: Tony Quintanilla and John Ayer.
• Shatranj. The widely played historic Arabian game, predecessor of modern chess. (Recognized!) Author: Fergus Duniho.
• Chess Problems of 1001 years ago. Mansubat: Ancient and interesting shatranj puzzles. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Chess problems of 1001 years ago: A modern exercise?. This old and simple shatranj problem uses only modern pieces and rules. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Chess problems of 1001 years ago: Check!. Old shatranj problem of a form, typical for many such problems (mansubat). Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Chess problems of 1001 years ago: The right way to check. Old shatranj problem in which one must determine in what order white must check black. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Dilaram's Legacy. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. Easy shatranj problem with a story about two kings and their kingdoms attached to it. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Dilaram's problem. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. Famous old shatranj problem. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• The Water wheel. Chess problems of 1001 years ago. A shatranj problem with an ingenious construction. Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Mat-al-magnun. The fool's mate in Shatranj.
• Oblong Shatranj with Die. Missing description Author: M Winther.
• Shatranj . The widely played historic Persian game, predecessor of modern chess. Author: Tony Quintanilla.
• Shatranj . Version with fancy graphics. Author: David Howe.
• Shatranj Plus . Play four large historical variations of Shatranj including Tamerlane Chess! Author: Malcolm Maynard.

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Grand Shatranj. Grand Shatranj. (10x10, Cells: 100) By Joe Joyce.

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Lemurian Shatranj. 8x8 variant that features short-range pieces. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.

Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) By Joe Joyce.

Opulent Lemurian Shatranj. Joe Joyce's Shaman and Hero pieces are now on a larger board. (10x10, Cells: 100) By David Paulowich.

3D Great Shatranj. a simple approach to 3D chess. By Joe Joyce.

Atlantean Barroom Shatranj. The most ambitious in a series of new games Joe Joyce is introducing with powerful short range compound double jumpers. By Joe Joyce.

Atlantean Coffee House Shatranj. Grand Shatranj on a Hex board. By Graeme C Neatham.

Grand Shatranj. Grand Shatranj.... extends the examination of short-range leapers by looking at another 2-square jumper and 2 short-range riders. By Joe Joyce.

Great Shatranj. What if chess evolved differently so short-range pieces became more powerful by gaining additional short-range moves? By Joe Joyce.

Lemurian Shatranj. Lemurian pieces which utilize either or both types of their possible moves, possibly changing direction after the first. By Joe Joyce.

Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. By Joe Joyce.

Opulent Lemurian Shatranj. Joe Joyce's Shaman and Hero pieces are on a large board. By David Paulowich.

Shatranj Kamil X. Shatranj Kamil, now with Chinese Cannons and Padwars (Jetan). By David Paulowich.

4-handed Shatranj. Shatranj for Four. Author: M Winther.

Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. Author: Christine Bagley-Jones and David Howe. Inventor: Joe Joyce.

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