start up quickly, you just need the command: B<xboard -fcp fairymax>.
However, XBoard might not support symbols for every unorthodox piece in board sizes
different from B<bulky>, B<middling> and B<petite>.
-It might thius be adviasable to specify a board size as well, e.g.
+It might thus be advisable to specify a board size as well, e.g.
B<xboard -fcp shamax -boardSize middling -variant shatranj>
to get correct display of the elephant and general pieces in shatranj.
Note that to be able to play the chess variants,