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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 20th century
Makruk set from the early 19th century; the pawns are made from cowrie shells
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
Makruk set from early Rattanakosin era (late 18th century) with pieces made from albino and black water buffalos' horn
Thai men playing makruk
Thai men playing makruk
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
Antique Indian elephant chess piece representing the king
The elephant (alfil) as depicted in the so-called Charlemagne set (11th century, South Italy)
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
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)