Semedo (Latin: Semedo) — a variant of chess, presumably invented by Álvaro Semedo.
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]
Initial semedo alignment (♔ ♚ — kings, ♕ ♛ — scientists, ♘ ♞ — knights, ♙ ♟ — pawns, ◬ ⟁ — rockets):[citation needed]
8 | ♞ | ♛ | ♚ | ♛ | ♞ |
7 | ⟁ | ♟ | ♟ | ♟ | ⟁ |
6 | ♟ | ♟ | |||
5 | |||||
4 | |||||
3 | ♙ | ♙ | |||
2 | ◬ | ♙ | ♙ | ♙ | ◬ |
1 | ♘ | ♕ | ♔ | ♕ | ♘ |
A | B | C | D | E |