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... Arabs CHAPTER XV . 135 • 164 • 184 • • 199 Early References to the Game of Chess in Europe - Chess in France and ... Arabic MSS . on Chess , by Mr. Bland . xxxiv D. " Chess among the Irish , " with comments , & c . , by D. Forbes E ...
... Arabs CHAPTER XV . 135 • 164 • 184 • • 199 Early References to the Game of Chess in Europe - Chess in France and ... Arabic MSS . on Chess , by Mr. Bland . xxxiv D. " Chess among the Irish , " with comments , & c . , by D. Forbes E ...
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... Arabs of the desert , the idea would at once be scouted by all people of sense . Precisely in like manner we have ample historical evi- dence , native and foreign , that Chess was invented in India , but not a single reliable scrap ...
... Arabs of the desert , the idea would at once be scouted by all people of sense . Precisely in like manner we have ample historical evi- dence , native and foreign , that Chess was invented in India , but not a single reliable scrap ...
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... allied forces have each united on one side of the board , whilst the adversaries have done the same on the other . One of the allied Kings then becomes a subordinate piece , called by the Persians and Arabs Farzin or HISTORY OF CHESS . 7.
... allied forces have each united on one side of the board , whilst the adversaries have done the same on the other . One of the allied Kings then becomes a subordinate piece , called by the Persians and Arabs Farzin or HISTORY OF CHESS . 7.
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... Arabs Farzin or Wazir , i.e. , counsellor or minister - with only half the power that he had previously possessed as an independent Sovereign . At the same time the Rook and Bishop change places , the former being transferred to the ...
... Arabs Farzin or Wazir , i.e. , counsellor or minister - with only half the power that he had previously possessed as an independent Sovereign . At the same time the Rook and Bishop change places , the former being transferred to the ...
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... Arabs , and Turks , is a pure exotic in their respective languages , defying all the in- genuity of their grammarians to make it their own , and clearly proving that it is merely a modification or corrup- tion of the word Chaturanga ...
... Arabs , and Turks , is a pure exotic in their respective languages , defying all the in- genuity of their grammarians to make it their own , and clearly proving that it is merely a modification or corrup- tion of the word Chaturanga ...
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