Earn Life and Throne in Chess
- Grenada 1391. Yusuf II was named king of the Nazi kingdom after the death of Muhammed V. During his brief mandate he sought to promote the arts and sciences, as well as to stifle internal conflicts. He locked up several relatives and killed them to quell the conspiracies. But in vain, because the rebellion leading immediately after Muhammed's youngest son sat on the throne had called into question his mandate. He barely managed to repel his son's attempt.
The following year, however, in 1392, the Sultan died mysteriously (probably poisoned) and Muhammed took the opportunity to become king.
As his father did, Muhammed VII.aren was his first job, clearing threats to the family and court. The first on the list was his older brother, Yusuf, whom his father had named a successor. He locked his older brother in the castle of Salobreña, about 50 kilometers from the capital of Granada. Yusuf was there for the next sixteen years, the same as Muhammed VII.ak.
In 1408 the Sultan of Granada was ill and, seeing death nearby, decided to unite the succession well. For his son to reign, it was necessary to eliminate the other great candidate, Yusuf. It wasn't enough to be locked in a castle and ordered his brother to be killed.
When Zar's mail reached Salobreña with the death order, Yusuf played chess with the warden. The warden read the letter, taught it to Yusuf and told him that he had no choice but to obey the order. Yusuf said he wanted to see his wife before he died. But they denied him this last wish. The condemned man then asked that at least the chess game in which they were played be put to an end. And the warden accepted it.
The match lasted long and the legend says that Yusuf finally won, with a moving bishop and a matte chess.
Then, when her brother's order was no longer fulfilled, another Granada email came, with a very different message in her hand: Muhammed VII was dead and Yusuf III was named king 14 of the Nazi dynasty.
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