In some old versions of chess, such as "baring chess" Hooper & Whyld (1996), p. 29. bare king.Pritchard (2007), p. 81. Baring the king. and shatranj, leaving the opponent with a bare king was one way of winning the game (see ). The relative weakness of the pieces in shatranj may have made this form of a win desirable. A possible exception to the bare king rule was if the king immediately after being bared was able to recapture, leaving the opponent with a bare king as well. This situation, called a "Medinese victory", was often considered a draw.Hooper & Whyld (1996), p. 256. Medinese victory.
