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John Smith wrote on Tue, Dec 16, 2008 05:59 AM UTC:

What is the first use of this piece, now known as the Dabbaba? The piece
that leaps 2 spaces vertically or horizontally? My conjecture is that this
is the original Rook. The reason is that this piece fits naturally with the
Gaja and Asva of Chaturanga, which leap to any space in the 2nd square
perimeter. It also has the missing binding of the complete board of the Asva, 1/2 of the
Mantri, and 1/8 of the Gaja.

Nuno Cruz wrote on Fri, Dec 19, 2008 11:07 PM UTC:

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Very interesting because it really seems that that was the purpose of the
'inventor' of chess. Rook, Alfil and Knight to be like the three types
of pieces that complemented each other... Historically the first record we
have of this (0,2) piece is the Camel in a Decimal chess of Baghdad
supremacie era... and also comes convergent to John Ayer theories!

It seems logical. We are just missing the proofs. :)

John Smith wrote on Fri, Dec 19, 2008 11:20 PM UTC:

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Nuno Cruz wrote on Sat, Dec 20, 2008 03:41 PM UTC:

thanks! :)

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