Senterej

The possible movements of the main senterej pieces, excluding that of the king and pawn, may complementary to one another, occupying, without any omission or redundancy, all available squares with regards to a central position inside a 5×5 grid, as shown in the figure to the right.

[3] In Senterej both sides start playing at the same time without waiting for turns.

A king denuded of all pieces (excluding pawns) cannot be mated; the game is drawn.

Dealing the fatal blow with a rook or knight is considered inartistic.

Delivering the fatal stroke with a ferz or fil is more respectable; with a combination of pawns, even more praiseworthy.

Ethiopian nobles " Dejazmatch Gebre Selassie" and " Dejazmatch Ali" playing chess in the early 20th century
Senterej starting position. Each king is to the right of its ferz (represented by queen).