Chess by /lounge/

I'll go first

8 ♜|♞|♝|♛|♚|♝|♞|♜
7 ♟|♟|♟|♟|♟|♟|♟|♟
6 | | | | | | |
5 | | | | | | |
4 | | | | | | |
3 | | |♙| | | |
2 ♙|♙|♙| |♙|♙|♙|♙
1 ♖|♘|♗|♕|♔|♗|♘|♖
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>>33
33 is the enlightened number according to Islamic pagans. So is 19.
Here is the incantation to open the seal once the "chess board" is prepared:

To travel in silence[1]
By a long and circuitous route[4]
To brave the arrows of misfortune[3]
and fear neither noose nor fire[6]

to play the greatest of all games and win[7]

foregoing no expense[5]
is to mock the vicissitudes of fate[8]
and to gain the keys that will unlock[2]
the ninth gate[9].