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Tamerlane's Captive Chess Masters and the Timurid Game of Strategy
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore a lesser-known facet of Tamerlane's court in Samarkand: the captive chess masters from Persia, India, and the Mongol heartland who were forced to compete in the conqueror's private tournaments. Tamerlane was an avid player of shatranj, the medieval form of chess, and he used the game as a tool for military planning and political theater. The episode delves into the evolution of Timurid chess, including the famous 'Tamerlane Chess' variant with a larger board and new pieces like the giraffe and the war machine. We meet historical…
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