{"id":1543,"date":"2026-02-24T08:36:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/?page_id=1543"},"modified":"2026-02-24T08:53:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T08:53:53","slug":"poster-41","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/am\/exhibit\/poster-41\/","title":{"rendered":"poster-41"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The origins of the \u015eAH\u00ce\u00a0 word and its connection to the evolution of chess\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>

SHAH (\u015eAH) is a term used in many Slavic languages for chess. The German word “schach,” French “\u00e9checs,” and English “chess” are all phonetically derived from the word “shah.” The term “\u015eAH\u00ce” as an adjective means royal or specific to the shah. It is also used in literary texts to mean strong and magnificent.<\/p>

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The \u015eAH\u00ce cannon, designed by Hungarian engineer Orban, played a pivotal role in breaching the massive walls and towers of Constantinople during the 1453 siege led by Fatih Sultan Mehmed, symbolizing a revolutionary change in siege warfare.<\/p>

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Three centuries after the conquest of Istanbul, during the Dardanelles operation in 1807, another centuries old \u015eAH\u00ce cannon was fired at British ships, causing significant casualties. Ottoman Sultan Abd\u00fclaziz gifted this cannon to Queen Victoria in 1866. The above \u015eAH\u00ce cannon photo is from Fort Nelson in UK.<\/p>

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The name \u015eAH\u00ce symbolizes the evolution of the rook piece in different languages from war chariot to tower, from cannon to ship, reflecting the evolution of chess.<\/p>

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The \u015eAH\u00ce chess set was designed by Tamer Karatekin, a former first board player of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s chess team and an experienced chess educator. It elegantly represents the history and evolution of chess and is crafted for both educational and tournament use. It is designed to be culturally and spiritually inclusive. The production was supported by grants from the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the European Union Erasmus+ Youth program.<\/p>

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Learn more about the \u015eAH\u00ce design story at:\u00a0 \u00a0www.shahimasterset.com<\/a><\/p>

Also, check out our related projects:
Chess-based AI curriculum: shatranj.ai<\/a><\/p>

Historic mind games exhibit: shatranj.art<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The origins of the \u015eAH\u00ce\u00a0 word and its connection to the evolution of chess\u00a0 SHAH (\u015eAH) is a term used in many Slavic languages for chess. The German word “schach,” French “\u00e9checs,” and English “chess” are all phonetically derived from the word “shah.” The term “\u015eAH\u00ce” as an adjective means royal or specific to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":743,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1543","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1543"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1557,"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1543\/revisions\/1557"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/am\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}