Tai shogi
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Tai shogi is a large board variant of shogi. The game dates to the 15th century and is based on earlier large-board shogi games. Before the discovery of taikyoku shogi in 1997, tai shogi was believed
Tai shogi set display in at the Tendō shogi museum (天童市将棋資料館) showing the initial setup
Close-up of the initial setup
Fairy chess piece
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A fairy chess piece, variant chess piece, unorthodox chess piece, or heterodox chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess but incorporated into certain chess variants and some unortho
Fragment of a chessboard and chess pieces from 17th-century Russia. This may once have been a "standard" form of chess in a particular area.
Chancellor Chess Piece
Archbishop Chess Piece