Answers.Body: <p>While it's not yet in the public domain, H.J. Murray's <em>A History of Chess</em> can be found on Google Books, and contains a large number of constructed shatranj problems.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>I have found quite a few websites I popped the phrase for &quot;Shatranj chess problem&quot; into a search. The rules are, as always, on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatranj#Player_classification" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Wikipedia.</a> Bishops represent alfils, and queens for ferz, in the following diagrams.</p>
  <p>On chessvariants.com, there is an excellent resource page entitled <a href="https://www.chessvariants.com/mansubat.dir/mansindex.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">&quot;Chess Problems Of 1001 Years Ago.&quot;</a> Here is the longest problem. This can be played out as the alfils and ferz are still.</p>
  <pre><code>[Title &quot;The Water Wheel, Al-Suli, 930, Mate In 36&quot;]
  [FEN &quot;rQ2nbbR/P5p1/pkp1pn2/1Pr2B2/2Pq2Pp/PN1P4/1N3p2/1KB3R1 w K - 0 1&quot;]
  
  1. Na4!+ Kb7 2. Na5+ Kc8 3. Nb6+ Kd8 4. Nb7+ Ke7 5. Nc8+ Kf7 6. Nd8+ Kg6 7. Ne7+ Kg5 8. Nf7+ Kf4 9. Ng6+ Kf3 10. Ng5+ Ke2 11. Nf4+ Kd2 12. Nf3+ Kc3 13. Ne2+ Kb3 14. Nfxd4+ Ka4 15. Nc3+ Ka5 16. Nb3+ Kb6 17. Na4+ Kb7 18. Nbxc5+ Kc8 19. Nb6 Kd8 20. Nb7+ Ke7 21. Nc8+ Kf7 22. Nd8+ Kg6 23. Ne7+ Kg5 24. Nf7+ Kf4 25. Ng6+ Kf3 26. Ng5+  Ke2 27. Nf4+ Kd2 28. Nf3+ Kc3 29. Ne2+ Kb3 30. Nd2+ Ka4 30. Nc3+ Ka5 31. Nc3+ Ka5 32. Nb3+ Kb6 33. Na4+ Kb7 34. Na5+ Kc8 35. Nb6+ Kd8 36. Nxc6#
  </code></pre>
  <p>In addition, I remembered a particular problem on Tim Krabbe's site in <a href="https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess2/diary_8.htm" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Journal Entry #146.</a> The source is &quot;100 Classics of the Chessboard&quot; by Dickins and Ebert.</p>
  <pre><code>[Title &quot;MS. 791 Casanatense Library, Rome, 15th Century, Mate In 6&quot;]
  [FEN &quot;4k3/4P3/4P3/4P3/4P3/4P3/4P2B/R1N1K3 w Q - 0 1&quot;]
  
  1. Nb3! Kxe7 2. Ra8 Kxe6 3. Ra7 Kxe5 4. Ra6 Kxe45. Ra5 Kxe3 6. Re5#
  </code></pre>
  <p>Lastly, the Wikipedia page for Shatranj gives this classic.</p>
  <pre><code>[Title &quot;Dilaram Problem, c. 10th century, Mate In 5&quot;]
  [FEN &quot;1r4k1/8/5PP1/8/K1n3NR/7B/1r6/7R w KQkq - 0 1&quot;]    
  </code></pre>
  <p>Solution: 1. Rh8+! Kxh8 2. Af5+ (the alfil leaps over the knight) Kg8 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. g7+ Kg8 5. Nh6#</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>Take a look at   <a href="http://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-showcase/the-oldest-chess-game-recorded" rel="noreferrer">this</a>  page.
  I hope it helps..</p>
  
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Body: <p>I am looking for any collection of chess games of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_bin_Yahya_al-Suli#Chess">al-Suli</a> or anyone medieval scholar's composition of games. Any resources would be appreciated.</p>
  
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Title: Online resources for medieval Persian chess games or problems?
ThreadText: # Online resources for medieval Persian chess games or problems?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2013-05-02)
  
  I am looking for any collection of chess games of [al-Suli](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Bakr_bin_Yahya_al-Suli#Chess) or anyone medieval scholar's composition of games. Any resources would be appreciated.
  
  **Tags:** chess-variants, history, problems
  
  
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  ## 3 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2013-05-02. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  Take a look at [this](http://www.chess.com/forum/view/game-showcase/the-oldest-chess-game-recorded) page.
  I hope it helps..
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: While it is a great example of the particular game, I was actually looking forward to a whole collection.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2019-06-18. Score: 1
  
  While it's not yet in the public domain, H.J. Murray's *A History of Chess* can be found on Google Books, and contains a large number of constructed shatranj problems.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2019-06-17. Score: 0
  
  I have found quite a few websites I popped the phrase for "Shatranj chess problem" into a search. The rules are, as always, on [Wikipedia.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shatranj#Player_classification) Bishops represent alfils, and queens for ferz, in the following diagrams.
  
  On chessvariants.com, there is an excellent resource page entitled ["Chess Problems Of 1001 Years Ago."](https://www.chessvariants.com/mansubat.dir/mansindex.html) Here is the longest problem. This can be played out as the alfils and ferz are still.
  
  ```
  [Title "The Water Wheel, Al-Suli, 930, Mate In 36"]
  [FEN "rQ2nbbR/P5p1/pkp1pn2/1Pr2B2/2Pq2Pp/PN1P4/1N3p2/1KB3R1 w K - 0 1"]
  
  1. Na4!+ Kb7 2. Na5+ Kc8 3. Nb6+ Kd8 4. Nb7+ Ke7 5. Nc8+ Kf7 6. Nd8+ Kg6 7. Ne7+ Kg5 8. Nf7+ Kf4 9. Ng6+ Kf3 10. Ng5+ Ke2 11. Nf4+ Kd2 12. Nf3+ Kc3 13. Ne2+ Kb3 14. Nfxd4+ Ka4 15. Nc3+ Ka5 16. Nb3+ Kb6 17. Na4+ Kb7 18. Nbxc5+ Kc8 19. Nb6 Kd8 20. Nb7+ Ke7 21. Nc8+ Kf7 22. Nd8+ Kg6 23. Ne7+ Kg5 24. Nf7+ Kf4 25. Ng6+ Kf3 26. Ng5+  Ke2 27. Nf4+ Kd2 28. Nf3+ Kc3 29. Ne2+ Kb3 30. Nd2+ Ka4 30. Nc3+ Ka5 31. Nc3+ Ka5 32. Nb3+ Kb6 33. Na4+ Kb7 34. Na5+ Kc8 35. Nb6+ Kd8 36. Nxc6#
  
  ```
  
  In addition, I remembered a particular problem on Tim Krabbe's site in [Journal Entry #146.](https://timkr.home.xs4all.nl/chess2/diary_8.htm) The source is "100 Classics of the Chessboard" by Dickins and Ebert.
  
  ```
  [Title "MS. 791 Casanatense Library, Rome, 15th Century, Mate In 6"]
  [FEN "4k3/4P3/4P3/4P3/4P3/4P3/4P2B/R1N1K3 w Q - 0 1"]
  
  1. Nb3! Kxe7 2. Ra8 Kxe6 3. Ra7 Kxe5 4. Ra6 Kxe45. Ra5 Kxe3 6. Re5#
  
  ```
  
  Lastly, the Wikipedia page for Shatranj gives this classic.
  
  ```
  [Title "Dilaram Problem, c. 10th century, Mate In 5"]
  [FEN "1r4k1/8/5PP1/8/K1n3NR/7B/1r6/7R w KQkq - 0 1"]    
  
  ```
  
  Solution: 1. Rh8+! Kxh8 2. Af5+ (the alfil leaps over the knight) Kg8 3. Rh8+ Kxh8 4. g7+ Kg8 5. Nh6#
  
  
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