Two-Player Shatranj on One Device

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Put the Screen Between You

Play face to face without a physical set. Put one device between two people, take turns, and pause whenever you want to talk through a ferz or alfil.

Two people playing Shatranj together on one tablet

Clear turns, one shared board

White plays first and Black follows. Set the device between you so both can see the 8×8 board, even with no network.

Take turnsNo connection neededOne device
Two people discussing a Shatranj position

A useful way to teach

Pause over a key move, check whether the ferz can step farther or the alfil can leap a filled square, undo if both players agree, and try the position again.

Talk through movesUndoReview together
An 8×8 Shatranj board for a shared-device game

One board, one set of rules

Two-player Shatranj stays on a fixed 8×8 grid. White moves first, the ferz steps one diagonal, and the alfil leaps two. For a fair set, play two games so each person takes White once.

8×8White firstSame rules

2players

1shared device

8×8fixed board

Undofor discussion