Busy busy here, but luckily there is a whole world out there of other internet places. Our topic for this weekend is was medieval chess — that is, I had meant to be playing some. Looks like my plans are thwarted — I have *lost* our chess set, and will have to settle for awele. Will take that as a sign. All the same, three interesting links for your reading pleasure.
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If you secretly were hoping I’d have a short post this week, here’s a very short explanation of how medieval chess differs from the modern version:
http://chess.eusa.ed.ac.uk/Chess/History/medieval.html
For those who wanted much, much more, here’s a long explanation of the process of how it all happened, with illustrations. I, being a person with no prior knowledge of this topic, can’t offer any critique. But well worth a look:
http://www.island.net/~hamill/id24.htm
And if you wished this blog had more photos, here you are: A collection of medieval chess pieces, primarily from the middle east. Click on a photo for more information:
http://www.crumiller.com/chess/chess_pages/chess_medieval_pieces.htm
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Have a good weekend!