An sanya sunansa ne daga Pedro Damiano, mai sayar da magunguna na Portugal wanda ya rubuta mashahurin littafin koyarwa na 1512, Questo Libro e da Imparare Giocare a Scacchi; wannan saitin yana wakiltar muhimmin lokaci na sauyi a ƙirar catur. Waɗannan sassan suna haɗa tazara tsakanin tsofaffin siffofin alama da wakilcin zamani. Yayin da sarakuna da sarauniya ke da matakai masu lanƙwasa da kyau, kuma zakarun catur aka nuna su a matsayin kan doki da aka sassaka, rukuna da bishofoci har yanzu suna nuna tasirin gado na zamanin tsakiyar. Musamman, rukun ya riƙe siffar guntu ta tsohuwar keken yaki, wadda ba da jimawa ba za ta koma hasumiyar gidan sarauta ta zamani.
Damiano's treatise was the first bestseller of the modern era, establishing fundamental standards such as the requirement for a white square to be on the player's right. His timeless advice, “If you see a good move, find a better one,” reflects the intellectual depth he brought to the game. This set serves as a visual record of the 16th-century evolution that transformed ancient shatranj into the international sport of the modern world.
