Ferz
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The ferz or fers is a fairy chess piece that may move one square diagonally. It was used in orthodox chess and in shatranj before being replaced by the queen.
Illustration of a queen (French: La Dame) from the Charlemagne chessmen, when she had the move of a ferz
Makruk
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Makruk, or Thai chess, is a strategy board game that is descended from the 6th-century Indian game of chaturanga or a close relative thereof, and is therefore related to chess. It is part of the famil
Makruk set from the early 20th century
Makruk set from the early 19th century; the pawns are made from cowrie shells
Makruk set from early Rattanakosin era (late 18th century) with pieces made from albino and black water buffalos' horn
Thai men playing makruk