The History of Chess: From the Time of the Early Invention of the Game in India Till the Period of Its Establishment in Western and Central Europe |
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Page 94
... Farz or Farzin slightly modified , although the term Queen had already become common . I may further observe that this standing rule of promoting the Pawns to the rank of It will be remembered that when the Chaturanga was modified into ...
... Farz or Farzin slightly modified , although the term Queen had already become common . I may further observe that this standing rule of promoting the Pawns to the rank of It will be remembered that when the Chaturanga was modified into ...
Page 126
... Farz and Mediæval Regina . 1 The best square for White King to occupy in this case is his own fourth square , which , as may be seen by the diagram , p . 93 , cannot be touched by any Bishop , adverse or otherwise . Here he rests secure ...
... Farz and Mediæval Regina . 1 The best square for White King to occupy in this case is his own fourth square , which , as may be seen by the diagram , p . 93 , cannot be touched by any Bishop , adverse or otherwise . Here he rests secure ...
Page 140
... Farz or Farzin , had precisely the same moves and powers that we have already described in the common game , of which this is a mere extension . The extra or superadded pieces were two Giraffes , two Camels , two Scouts , two Vineæ ...
... Farz or Farzin , had precisely the same moves and powers that we have already described in the common game , of which this is a mere extension . The extra or superadded pieces were two Giraffes , two Camels , two Scouts , two Vineæ ...
Page 141
... Farz , of the oblique ; and the Knight , the Camel , and the Giraffe , of the mixed or composite class . Again , each of the three pieces constituting a class was denominated either primary , medial , or extreme , according to the mere ...
... Farz , of the oblique ; and the Knight , the Camel , and the Giraffe , of the mixed or composite class . Again , each of the three pieces constituting a class was denominated either primary , medial , or extreme , according to the mere ...
Page 142
... Farz or Farzin . In the common game , the terms Farz or Farzin and Wazir are applied indifferently The Sow was employed by the Earl of Salisbury when he besieged the Castle of Dunbar , just about the time of Timur's birth . This castle ...
... Farz or Farzin . In the common game , the terms Farz or Farzin and Wazir are applied indifferently The Sow was employed by the Earl of Salisbury when he besieged the Castle of Dunbar , just about the time of Timur's birth . This castle ...
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