Medieval Chess Variant Courier Chess 3d printable OBJ 3MF files9 pieces totalFrom Left to right:Rook, Knight, Bishop, Courier, Sage, King, Queen, Schleich and the pawns

Courier chess is a chess variant that dates from the 12th century and was popular for at least 600 years.Courier chess is played on an 8x12 board, that is, 8 ranks by 12 files. Literary and artistic evidence indicate that the board had always been checkered, but that there was no consistency as to which squares were light and which squares were dark. The more frequent pattern is that the square at the bottom right corner was light, just as in modern chess. The winning objective is the same as western chess, to checkmate the opponent's king.