Chess in Shahnameh

By Baktash Khamsehpour (Bahram Iranmand)

In the early 1990's while playing at the "Fenix Chess Club" in Borås Sweden, "Baktash" begins the difficult task of translating a limited segment of the lengthy story of chess as depicted in the "Shahnameh of Ferdowsi", the main Iranian national epic compiled by the world renowned 10th century CE Persian poet Ferdowsi. Once Baktash completed the complicated translation and composition of the part, it was pinned up to the board on the wall of the Fenix chess club. The part under the title "Rajah of India sending Chess to Nooshinravan" tells the story of the game being brought to Iran from India during the Sasanian era where it was solved and played by the great scientist and Grand Minister of the court of King of kings "Bozorgmehr".

• Language: English
• Publisher: Baktash Khamsehpour (Bahram Iranmand)
• Release date: May 4, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301347339

Baktash Khamsehpour (Bahram Iranmand)

"Baktash Khamsehpour" born 1965 in Iran started writing at early age. He was 13 when he left Iran. Since then he has been living abroad. Baktash who also writes under the pen name "Bahram Iranmand" has works in Persian and English. Among his works is "Humaname" published in 2020, comprising of a long continuous poem encompassing humanity, consciousness and the world. "2537; the Year Our Planet Changed" is another work by Baktash, published in 2016 where the author has tried his best to recall memories of his early teenage years returning back to his homeland enjoying a few months with family and friends. Three year later in 2019 Baktash writes and publishes the semifictitious "Back In My Homeland". Out of over 20 works authored and published by Baktash Khamsehpour (Bahram Iranmand) "Farazan" in Persian and its English translation "Paraphilosophy" could stand out as one of his masterpieces.

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