Scachs d'amor

Scachs d'amor (Valencian: [esˈkagz ðaˈmoɾ], meaning "Chess of Love"), whose complete title is Hobra intitulada scachs d'amor feta per don Francí de Castellví e Narcis Vinyoles e mossén Fenollar, is the name of a poem written by Francesc de Castellví, Bernat Fenollar, and Narcís Vinyoles, published in Valencia, Crown of Aragon, towards the end of the 15th century.

The manuscript, written in Valencian language probably in 1475, was discovered in 1905 by Ignacio Casanovas [es] at Capella del Palau [ca].

Notably, the game ends in a pure mate, which is a specific class of checkmate generally considered to be aesthetically pleasing.

[5][6] However, it is unknown whether the complete modern rules of chess were in use as of this game, because neither player castled or captured en passant.

For this reason, the authors did not care much if the movements were technically good or bad, but if they harmonized with the development of the literary plot.