🇧🇩 Introducing My Bangladesh-Inspired Custom Chess Set 🎉

Hello everyone!

I'm excited to share a custom piece set I’ve created, inspired by the way chess is played and remembered in Bangladesh. Growing up, I learned chess not with the term Queen, but rather Montri (which means "Minister" or "Adviser" in Bangla). This left a strong impression on me, and I wanted to bring that nostalgic, culturally-rooted version of the game to life.

(Download link -https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OywFWs-ocIx0Js6xd6ErNkWy7ysdXJeb?usp=sharing). Just go to "Import profile" in the extension and then select the "cext' file & save it. There are also PNG files of all the pieces, you can use those too.

🧩 Here’s what makes this set unique:

The Queen has been replaced with the "Minister (Montri)" – reflecting the terminology many Bangladeshis like myself grew up with.
The Minister piece has been specially designed by replacing the traditional Queen’s crown with a turban (pagri)—referencing how ministers historically wore turbans in our region. This gives the piece a distinctive South Asian cultural identity while preserving its function on the board.
The chessboard features the colors of the Bangladeshi flag – rich green and bold red– symbolizing national pride and identity.
This project is both a personal tribute and a creative expression of how chess connects with local culture and memory. I'm uploading this here to share with others who might appreciate a different lens on the game– one rooted in identity and tradition.

I hope you enjoy playing with this set as much as I enjoyed creating it.
Your thoughts, feedback, or even similar cultural takes are warmly welcome!

♟️🇧🇩
Cheers,
ShadinChess

interesting

i kinda like the full, unshortened pieces

Nice chess set 👍. Great artist skills.

Thanks 👍

Great job👏👏

damn bro used ai 🙏🏻🙏🏻

(I was talking about the text)

(the pieces are immaculate though, love them)

Yeah bro, you guessed it right 😅 but all the things written in that thats all true. It's hard to explain clearly about my thoughts in English because it's not my native language. So I wrote my thoughts in Bangla and told AI to converted it in English.

Anyways, thanks for appreciating me 🙂 thank you👍

thats so good explainin the your country's rich history and the government !

uhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Thanks 😊 👍