 ... still used in the Indian armies, who is stationed between the lines of each party, acts literally with the motion of the rocket, by vaulting over a man, and taking his adversary at the other end of the board. Except that the king has his two sons...  Gioachino Greco on the Game of Chess - Page xiiby Gioachino Greco - 1819 - 148 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) - Asia - 1808 - 600 pages
...adversary at the other end of the board. Except that the King has his tu'o sons to support him, iusttad of a Queen, the game in other respects is like ours,...enclose, together with directions to place the men and piny the game." The preceding diagram is the Chinese table, and diffeis from ours by having a chasm... | |
 | History - 1806 - 770 pages
...taking his adversary at the other end of the board. ]> b Except Except that the king has bis two eons to support him, instead of a queen, the game, in other respects, is like ours. AB the young roan who had discovered this to me, was of a communicative and obliging disposition, and... | |
 | Chess - 1846 - 416 pages
...man, and taking his adversary at the other end of the board. Except that the King has his two sons to support him instead of a Queen, the game in other...as will appear in the plan of the board and pieces. The preceding diagram is the Chinese table, and difiere from ours by having a chasm in the middle,... | |
 | Duncan Forbes - Chess - 1860 - 398 pages
...man, and taking his adversary at the other end of the board. Except that the King has his two sons to support him instead of a Queen, the game in other...will appear in the plan of the board and pieces." " The following diagram is the Chinese table, and diners from ours by having a chasm in the middle,... | |
 | Aungervyle society - 1884 - 474 pages
...man, and taking his adversary at the other end of the board. Except that the king has his two sons to support him, instead of a queen, the game in other...with directions to place the men and play the game." The annexed diagram (No. II.), is the Chinese table, and differs from ours by having a chasm in the... | |
 | Richard Yeo - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1999 - 904 pages
...man, and taking his adversary at the other end of the board. Except that the king has his two sons to support him, instead of a queen, the game, in other...with directions to place the men and play the game." The Chinese call this game Ckong Kè, or the royal game ; and the following is the mode of playing... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1806 - 804 pages
...taking his adversary at the other end of the board. B b Except Except that the king has his two sons to support him, instead of a queen, the game, in other respects, is hkf ours. As the young man who had discovered this to me, was of a communicative and obliging disposition,... | |
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