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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... King might be captured as well as any other piece , as we shall see in our third Chapter . This , we must remember , was merely Chess in its infancy , and the capture of the King was certainly in conformity with the usages of actual ...
... King might be captured as well as any other piece , as we shall see in our third Chapter . This , we must remember , was merely Chess in its infancy , and the capture of the King was certainly in conformity with the usages of actual ...
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... kings of mortals - like the monarch of the Gods , Over , over all exalted -- in his splendour like the sun ; Holy ... King , Rook , Knight and Pawns , had then precisely the same moves and powers as they have with 16 HISTORY OF CHESS .
... kings of mortals - like the monarch of the Gods , Over , over all exalted -- in his splendour like the sun ; Holy ... King , Rook , Knight and Pawns , had then precisely the same moves and powers as they have with 16 HISTORY OF CHESS .
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... King or one of the Pawns must move ; if four , the Elephant ; if three , the Horse ; and , if the throw be two , then , O Prince , the Ship must move . On the Moves of the Pieces . " The King moves one square in all directions ; the ...
... King or one of the Pawns must move ; if four , the Elephant ; if three , the Horse ; and , if the throw be two , then , O Prince , the Ship must move . On the Moves of the Pieces . " The King moves one square in all directions ; the ...
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... King is the most important of all . O Prince , from inattention to the humbler forces , the King himself may fall into disaster . The Ship ( from a central position ) commands only four squares , but the Horse commands eight ; therefore ...
... King is the most important of all . O Prince , from inattention to the humbler forces , the King himself may fall into disaster . The Ship ( from a central position ) commands only four squares , but the Horse commands eight ; therefore ...
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... King moves to the square of another King , O Yudhishthira , then he is said to have 1 Sir William Jones , in commenting on this passage , says , " the last rule is extremely obscure . " Now , it so happens , that , instead of being ...
... King moves to the square of another King , O Yudhishthira , then he is said to have 1 Sir William Jones , in commenting on this passage , says , " the last rule is extremely obscure . " Now , it so happens , that , instead of being ...
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