The earliest known chess pieces (chatrang) were found at Afrasaib, near Samarkand in Uzbekistan. The piece has a cross on top of it and was found in an old Byzantine or Roman palace. If this is really a chess piece, then it is the oldest chess piece found anywhere in the world. In July 2002, an ivory piece less than 2 inches in size was discovered in Butrint, an ancient Mediterranean city in southern Albania. Countries of the western world translated the earliest names as closely as possible. In Arabic they were shah, firzan, fil, faras, rukhkh, and baidaq. The earliest Persian names were shah, farzin, pil, asp, rukh, and piyada. The earliest Indian chess pieces were called shah (King), wazir (Counselor), fil (Bishop), asp (Knight), rukh (Rook), and piyade (pawn). (This check has no courier level requirement.Wood and Plastic Chess Pieces Chess Pieces - Origins The chance for a slot to offer an Io is 30 in 10,000 or 0.3% (minus the minuscule chance for SSR piece).
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