Chess And Backgammon Board
Chess in Literature and Myths
Since chess and backgammon board games were more popular among scholars, geniuses, and literary figures of the time, they soon found their place in literature, anecdotes, and poetry. In Persian and Arabic literature, we come across many poems that have been written about chess and backgammon board games or in which poets have used chess terms and phrases. Among these poets, Abu al-‘Ala Ma’ari and Abu Tabib al-Mutnabi can be mentioned. In One Thousand and One Nights book, we come across anecdotes about chess: On the night of the forty-ninth, the queen said to the king, “Do you know any chess?” The king replied, “Yes.” Then they started playing. But the king made a mistake every time and put the horse instead of the elephant and the elephant instead of the horse.”If that’s your game, then you know nothing,” said the Queen. The king replied, “This is firsthand and should not be taken into account.” But he was still defeated by the queen in the next hands. Finally, the queen said to him, “You who are defeated every time.” And the king replied: “On the contrary because it is better for you that man is always defeated.”
We also come across such cases in letters and correspondence between the elders: Nicephorus, the Byzantine emperor, wrote in a threatening letter to Aaron al-Rasheed: The Byzantines considered you a fortress and considered themselves soldiers, so they paid you a tribute, a tribute that you deserved to pay, and… Aaron Ali, in his astonishment at the content of the checkered letter, was upset and in response He wrote: “From Amir al-Mo’menin Harun Al-Rasheed to Nikforus, a Roman dog. I read your letter, O market maid, but you will not hear the answer, you will see. The caliph moved the horse and sent his army to Byzantium and took control of the cities there, and Nicephorus again, as a soldier, paid tribute to Aaron as a fortress.
Artist sisters in a game of chess. The work of the Italian painter Renaissance Sofonisba Angisola. The championship game of chess is seen from an ideal perspective in the ancient medieval paintings of the game (1555).
In this part of the article, you will be familiar with several unusual chess games.
Suicide Chess
The goal of this type of chess is to lose all of your pieces, and the player who loses all of his pieces sooner wins. If one bead can hit the other, it must do so. In this game, the king can also be beaten. This game is known as Matrang, the rules are the same as chess, except in Kish and also the king can be beaten. In this type of game, if a piece is exposed, it must be removed.
Scottish Chess
In this game, first white has the right to one move, then black has the right to two moves, and then white has the right to three moves, and so on. If a player bets, his turn ends. In this game, the player has to be more precise and think more.
Blitz Chess
In this game, unlike normal and official games that last between 1 to 3 hours, the playing time is between 3 to 5 minutes for each side. Someone who runs out of time sooner loses the game.
Chess and Computer
In general, we have two types of chess programs, one that the computer plays against you and others, and the other that uses various exercises and training to increase your skills in chess games.
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