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Oblong Chess

Oblong Chess is a Shatranj variant played on a 4x16 board with a variety of starting arrays. The long board makes Rukhs especially powerful.

Pieces & Movesets

The Horse/Knight, Rook, King, and Pawn move the same as their modern chess counterparts. The Alfil (elephant) and Ferz (analog to modern Queen) move as shown below:

An Alfil that moves as a 2,2 leaper.

Alfil (Elephant)

A Turkish Great Chess Ferz which moves one square diagonally per turn.

Ferz

Starting Array

A starting array for Oblong Chess.

Starting Array 1

A starting array for Oblong Chess.

Starting Array 2

A starting array for Oblong Chess.

Starting Array 3

A starting array for Oblong Chess.

Starting Array 4

A starting array for Oblong Chess.

Starting Array 5

A starting array for Oblong Chess.

Starting Array 6

A starting array for Oblong Chess.

Starting Array 7

Pawn Promotion

Pawns are immediately promoted to Ferz when they reach the opposite rank.

See Also

Diagrams Created With Musketeer Chess Board Painter

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