Alfil
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The pil, alfil, alpil, or elephant is a fairy chess piece that can jump two squares diagonally. It first appeared in shatranj. It is used in many historical and regional chess variants. It was used in
Antique Indian elephant chess piece representing the king
The elephant (alfil) as depicted in the so-called Charlemagne set (11th century, South Italy)
An illustration of a medieval bishop from Chessmen (1937) (from Jacobus Publicius, in his Ars oratoria, Ars epistolandi, Ars memorativa, published by Erhard Ratdolt in Venice in 1482)
Indian chess
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Indian chess is the name given to regional variations of chess played in India in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is distinct from chaturanga. There are several such variations, all quite similar to m
Antique Indian chess set depicting elephants, horses and camels