Semedo (chess)

Semedo (Latin: Semedo) — a variant of chess, presumably invented by Álvaro Semedo.

Description

Some chess historians dispute the existence of such chess in general. Supposedly invented by a Jesuit missionary in China, Álvaro Semedo. Subsequently, other Catholic missionaries in China reported a special Chinese chess called "semedo". A description of this game in latin is given in a book published in 1694 in England.[1][2]

Board

Initial semedo alignment (♔ ♚ — kings, ♕ ♛ — scientists, ♘ ♞ — knights, ♙ ♟ — pawns, ◬ ⟁ — rockets):

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