Al-Adli (800-870)
Two shatranj players (1430. Painting of Bayasanghori Shahname. Public Domain)
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GENERAL INFO
| Description: Al-Adli was the strongest player during the caliphate of al-Wathiq. In his time he was the only player in the aliyat category. He and As-Suli introduced 5 player ratings based on their game strength. They also wrote books about Shatranj, where explained the game, and gave a calculation of the value of the pieces. |
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| Sex: Male | Occupation: Shatranj player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: – | Country Tags: Baghdad, Iraq |
| Centuries: IX. | Title: Aliyat. |
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External links
- Chess in the Arab World. In Chessmaniac.com: https://www.chessmaniac.com/chess-in-the-arab-world/ – [29/03/2019].
- Shatranj, chess from Persia. In LAPOC: http://www.learn-and-play-online-chess.com/shatranj.html – [29/03/2019].
- Shatranj, the medieval Arabian Chess. In History Chess: http://history.chess.free.fr/shatranj.htm – [29/03/2019].
- The first persian and Arab chessmen, in chess.com: https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-first-persian-and-arab-chessmen – [29/03/2019].
- The Time of Shatranj and the Aliyat by Miguel Villa in SchemingMind.com: https://www.schemingmind.com/journalarticle.aspx?article_id=3&page=1 – [29/03/2019].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Shatranj: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatranj – [29/03/2019].
Bibliography
- Averbakh, Yuri. (2012). A history of chess. From Chaturanga to the present day. Milford, USA: Russel enterprises Inc.
- Eales, Richard. (2002). Chess: The history of a game. Glasgow, Scotland: Hardinge Simpole Publishing.
- Elo, Arpad E. (2008). The rating of chess players, Past and Present. New York: Ishi Press.
- Hooper, David. Whyld, Kenneth. (1992). The Oxford companion to chess. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Murray, H. J. R. (1913). A history of chess. New York: Oxford University Press
- Parlett, David (1999). “Shatranj (Islamic Chess)”. The Oxford History of Board Games. Oxford University Press.
