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Modern Shatranj. A bridge between modern chess and the historic game of Shatranj. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]It is interesting to observe the simultaneous use of modern Bishops and your Elephants in Courier-Spiel, a more modern variant of Courier Chess, and Shako, a 1990 variant on the 10x10 board. As H.G.Muller points out, Courier-Spiel also has the modern Queen and your General (called a fool or schleich). I am inclined to agree with his theory that the evolution of pieces happens on larger boards, and later on the more successful pieces take over the standard size board. Compare the long history of Japanese experiments in 12x12 Chu Shogi and 15x15 Dai Shogi.