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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... queen has such great power in the game . This is the greatest dreamer of the whole host . He evidently did not know that the word Queen was never heard of in Oriental Chess ; and even if she were , the piece so called by us was one of ...
... queen has such great power in the game . This is the greatest dreamer of the whole host . He evidently did not know that the word Queen was never heard of in Oriental Chess ; and even if she were , the piece so called by us was one of ...
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... Queen or Minister the enormous power of the Rook and Bishop combined ; and , lastly , in allowing the Pawns to advance one or two squares at pleasure , at the first move . To these improvements we may add that of castling the King ...
... Queen or Minister the enormous power of the Rook and Bishop combined ; and , lastly , in allowing the Pawns to advance one or two squares at pleasure , at the first move . To these improvements we may add that of castling the King ...
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... Queen , as we are pleased to call the minister or general of the Persians . ” Now it so happens that the expression used in the original admits ' of no doubt as to the Elephant's move . It is the adverb chatushṭayam which simply means ...
... Queen , as we are pleased to call the minister or general of the Persians . ” Now it so happens that the expression used in the original admits ' of no doubt as to the Elephant's move . It is the adverb chatushṭayam which simply means ...
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... Queens , who never had any place in either of the Oriental games , whether Chaturanga or Shatranj , act the part of Kings . As to the die , nothing can be easier ; any ivory turner may make it by slightly rounding the two faces of the ...
... Queens , who never had any place in either of the Oriental games , whether Chaturanga or Shatranj , act the part of Kings . As to the die , nothing can be easier ; any ivory turner may make it by slightly rounding the two faces of the ...
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... Queen Elizabeth , the classical writ- ings of the Brahmans were , in the strictest sense , a sealed book to all men existing out of the pale of the Hindu creed , and even the small knowledge then attained by the Muslims , was owing to a ...
... Queen Elizabeth , the classical writ- ings of the Brahmans were , in the strictest sense , a sealed book to all men existing out of the pale of the Hindu creed , and even the small knowledge then attained by the Muslims , was owing to a ...
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