How to play Courier Chess (Kurierschach, Kurierspiel). Full explanation from AncientChess.com and CourierChess.com
How to Play Courier Chess
How to play Courier Chess (Kurierschach, Kurierspiel). Full explanation from AncientChess.com and CourierChess.com
About the game ancient chess I wonder how powerful is the advisor chess piece?
Here is a chess variant that I think you'll enjoy. It is called Royal Chess, and is played on a 10×8 board.
This is a beautiful set of board and pieces. It looks great!
I wonder one thing though; how can you tell from the painting wich piece is the 'jester' and the 'man'? Is there enogh information to tell wich piece is wich? Or maybe this can be known from some other sourse?
Jester? Or Man? Only one of these appears on van Leyden's chessboard. Obscured by the woman's hand, it stands way over to her right on square KN3. If this is a Jester, it has moved 8 times – an extraordinary romp for a weak piece in the late middle game. Note that every piece on the board could have reached its current square within 4 moves from the opening position. It is more likely the Man, having moved a minimum of 3 times. Also consider the jester's frilly collar and ball hat.
@AncientChess Ah yes, that makes sense. You have really studied this closely. Thanks!
Was it possible to have 2 bare kings at the end? Or was the game instantly finished when 1 bare king was left? If so that can turn otherwise totally drawn positions to a complete loss/win..
In the old chess forms, including this one, it was usual for a bare king – one side left with nothing but a king – to be a loss. Many games were won in this way, and it was an important aim of the endgame. Usually, the player being left with a bare king had just one more move: to bare the opponent's king if possible and declare a draw.
In the medieval version of chess did the pawns get to move forward two on their first go?