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 vii
... position , called Vrihannaukā CHAPTER IV . • 18 CHATURANGA CONTINUED ― Theory and Practice of the Game - Cases of Uncertainty CHAPTER . V. CHATURANGA CONCLUDED- -Gradual Change into the Shatranj , or Me- diæval Game - The two Games ...
... position , called Vrihannaukā CHAPTER IV . • 18 CHATURANGA CONTINUED ― Theory and Practice of the Game - Cases of Uncertainty CHAPTER . V. CHATURANGA CONCLUDED- -Gradual Change into the Shatranj , or Me- diæval Game - The two Games ...
Page viii
... Positions Won by Force - End Games Drawn by Force - Diagram of Battle Array - Six Problems illustrative of End Games Won or Drawn , per force 106 · CHAPTER XI . Enlargement of the Indian or Primeval Chess Board - Various Altera- tions ...
... Positions Won by Force - End Games Drawn by Force - Diagram of Battle Array - Six Problems illustrative of End Games Won or Drawn , per force 106 · CHAPTER XI . Enlargement of the Indian or Primeval Chess Board - Various Altera- tions ...
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... position or contingency that may arise in the course of play , which ensures the most complete species of victory , equivalent to our Check mate . The precise nature of the term Chaturājī is clearly described in the text . 2 It would ...
... position or contingency that may arise in the course of play , which ensures the most complete species of victory , equivalent to our Check mate . The precise nature of the term Chaturājī is clearly described in the text . 2 It would ...
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... position ) commands only four squares , but the Horse commands eight ; therefore , the Horse bears the higher value . ' The Pawns and the Ship assail the foe without subjecting themselves to capture ; the King , the Elephant and the ...
... position ) commands only four squares , but the Horse commands eight ; therefore , the Horse bears the higher value . ' The Pawns and the Ship assail the foe without subjecting themselves to capture ; the King , the Elephant and the ...
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... position , so that altogether there is a possibility that this situation may occur in one of five different parts of the board in the course of a game . It may be further observed that exactly one half of the squares on the board were ...
... position , so that altogether there is a possibility that this situation may occur in one of five different parts of the board in the course of a game . It may be further observed that exactly one half of the squares on the board were ...
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