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Shatranj. The widely played Arabian predecessor of modern chess. (8x8, Cells: 64) (Recognized!)[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
🕸📝Fergus Duniho wrote on Sun, Mar 5, 2023 11:13 PM UTC:

Is anyone interested in making an SVG piece set out of the Chess Alfonso-X font? I would like to use them in a redesign of this page with a diagram looking something like this, which I just did in Ultimate Paint, as well as with pieces images.

Shatranj diagram with Alfonso-X pieces

Alternately, is there anything that would be more authentic for Shatranj?