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Shatranj Kamil I. Large shatranj variant with new piece: camel. (10x10, Cells: 100) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Charles Gilman wrote on Sun, Jun 15, 2003 10:47 AM UTC:
In my previous comment I actually had in mind what we now call the Camel, and only later noticed that the piece in this game is actually the one now called a Dabbaba. The use of Camel to mean a 3:1 has obviuosly gained more ground, but which has the greater antiquity? If the Camel used here was only a temporary aberration then my rating of Excellent is erroneous. I now understand why the piece 'adds so little to the game' when the modern Camel complements the the Knight so well in that 'Kamil' form of modern Chess, Wildebeest Chess.