Jabir al-Kufi (ca. 786-833)
Two shatranj players (1430. Painting of Bayasanghori Shahname. Public Domain)
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GENERAL INFO
| Description: Jabir al-Kufi was shatranj player (an ancestor of chess), from the time of the caliphate of al-Ma’mun. He is one of the three strongest Shatranj players in al-Ma’mun’s caliphate along with Rabrab and Abun-Naam. He got the title of Aliyat, which awards him as a Grand Player. |
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| Sex: Male | Occupation: Shatranj player. |
| Place of Birth / Death: – | Country Tags: Baghdad, Iraq |
| Centuries: XVIII-IX. | Title: Aliyat. |
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IN MUSICHESS
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External links
- The first persian and Arab chessmen, in chess.com: https://www.chess.com/article/view/the-first-persian-and-arab-chessmen – [20/08/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Al-Ma’mun: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Ma%27mun – [20/08/2018].
- Wikipedia the free encyclopedia: Shatranj: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatranj – [20/08/2018].
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.
