Famous entities with chess related names

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		Famous entities with chess related names
		People Shah Rukh[?] - Name of several Moghul[?] princes, named after the shah-rukh fork. (A fork of King and Rook). Cities Shahrukhiya[?] - Legendary city built on the river Jaxartes by the emperor Timur. The city is thought to be at the location Fanakant[?]. Other Exchequer[?] - UK revenue department, as in Chancellor of the Exchequer, the word literally means "chessboard". Cheque[?] - Form of monetary tranfer, named after the chess declaration of "Check" .
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