艾爾·蘇里

艾爾·蘇里，全名阿布·巴克爾·穆罕默德·本·艾爾·蘇里（阿拉伯語：أبو بكر محمد بن يحيى الصولي‎，880年—946年），是一名阿拉伯、穆斯林史學家，也是九世紀到十世紀最強的波斯象棋棋手。

排局

艾爾·蘇里發展許多波斯象棋開局，並創作許多波斯象棋的殘排局，最著名的被稱為艾爾·蘇里之鑽。此局白方需吃掉黑方的士，並且避免己方的士下一步被吃，以波斯象棋的孤死規則獲勝。

艾爾·蘇里之鑽

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