{"id":913,"date":"2026-02-22T09:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/?page_id=913"},"modified":"2026-02-23T04:46:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:46:23","slug":"poster-12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/am\/exhibit\/poster-12\/","title":{"rendered":"poster 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"913\" class=\"elementor elementor-913\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0bced6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b0bced6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc34e8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dc34e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f92c5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e0f92c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"573\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-1024x733.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-919\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-1536x1100.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12.jpg 1577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21f07cf elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21f07cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Geometry of the Streets: The Ancient Heritage of Yenikap\u0131<\/strong><br \/><br \/>With roots stretching back millennia, Nine Men\u2019s Morris is one of the most ancient strategy games filtered through the unified cultural basin of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East. This Byzantine-era marble fragment, discovered during excavations in Yenikap\u0131, Istanbul, proves that the game was an inseparable part of the vibrant social life in ancient harbors. Its entirely secular, abstract, and geometric form, free from religious iconography, made it a universal platform where people of different faiths met through shared rules for centuries. This &#8220;social signature,&#8221; etched into stone by a harbor worker or a sailor, is tangible proof that intellect and strategy lived not just in books, but in the very heart of daily life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9486cbd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9486cbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-1-969x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-920\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-1-969x1024.jpg 969w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-1-284x300.jpg 284w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-1-768x812.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-1-1453x1536.jpg 1453w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-1.jpg 1792w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5185bd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5185bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The First Theory of the Intellectual Game: <\/b><b>The Legacy of Al-Adli Ar-Rumi<\/b><\/p><p>Written in the 9th century by the chess master known as Al-Adli Ar-Rumi, Kitab al-Shatranj is the first major work in history to systematize the strategic depth of the game. The epithet &#8220;Ar-Rumi&#8221; symbolizes chess\u2019s multi-layered journey across the Mediterranean, North African, and Middle Eastern basin, highlighting its historical links to the Byzantine world. In this seminal work, Al-Adli did not only classify opening setups (tabiyas) and endgame problems (mansubas) but also laid the foundations of modern chess theory through the collective intellect of this vast region. Played with secular and abstract pieces free from religious iconography, this ancient game gained a mathematical depth through Al-Adli\u2019s writing, becoming a pioneer of modern strategic culture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd81f7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efd81f7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2ca1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f2ca1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-2-751x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-921\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-2-751x1024.jpg 751w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-2-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-2-768x1047.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-2-1127x1536.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-2.jpg 1388w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 751px) 100vw, 751px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede5dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ede5dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"792\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-3-792x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-922\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-3-792x1024.jpg 792w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-3-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-3-768x993.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-3-1188x1536.jpg 1188w, https:\/\/shatranj.art\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/12-3.jpg 1459w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geometry of the Streets: The Ancient Heritage of Yenikap\u0131 With roots stretching back millennia, Nine Men\u2019s Morris is one of the most ancient strategy games filtered through the unified cultural basin of the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East. 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