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Tamerlane Chess. Chess game said to have been favored, perhaps even invented, by ruler Timur the Lame in the 14th c.

Author: Jeremy Gabriel Good.

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The board used for this game has 8 row(s), 8 column(s), 64 cells/squares.

Invented in the year 14. [13-15]. [9-19].

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• Tamerlane chess. A well-known historic large variant of Shatranj. (11x10, Cells: 112) (Recognized!) Author: Hans L. Bodlaender.
• Tamerlane chess: ms 7322 version. Information on historic variant of Tamerlane chess. (11x10, Cells: 112) Author: Ivan Derzhanski.
• Tamerlane Chess. Old Persian large-board game, widely-played in medieval times. Author: Ed Friedlander.
• Tamerlane Chess set. Photo of home made set of historic chess variant. Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux.
• Timur's Chess: Sample Game 1. A sample game of Tamerlane Chess. Author: David Howe.
• Tamerlan Chess . Westernized version using Alfaerie graphics. Author: David Howe.
• Tamerlane Chess . A well-known historic large variant of Shatranj. Author: David Howe.

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