Courier chess flourished for over six centuries in central Europe. Played on an expanded 8 by 12 board, and with three novel pieces and four additional pawns on each side, the “courier game” was played alongside the old medieval chess and the modern chess we play today.
In 1508, the Dutch painter Lucas van Leyden captured the drama of courier chess in his famous painting, known as “The Chess Match”.
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