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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... possessed as an independent Sovereign . At the same time the Rook and Bishop change places , the former being transferred to the corner of the board , and the Bishop to the place he now occupies . Finally , the die is dismissed , and ...
... possessed as an independent Sovereign . At the same time the Rook and Bishop change places , the former being transferred to the corner of the board , and the Bishop to the place he now occupies . Finally , the die is dismissed , and ...
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... possessed by the Hindus . This learned lan- guage , which is the key to these treasures , the Brahmans , with tenacious hands , long withheld from all those not of their own faith and caste . Not all the threats and pro- mises of their ...
... possessed by the Hindus . This learned lan- guage , which is the key to these treasures , the Brahmans , with tenacious hands , long withheld from all those not of their own faith and caste . Not all the threats and pro- mises of their ...
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... possessed of an immense collection of works in verse , entitled the Purānas . These are eighteen in number , and are partly Theological or Mythological , and partly Historical . They rank next the four Vedas in point of sanctity . As a ...
... possessed of an immense collection of works in verse , entitled the Purānas . These are eighteen in number , and are partly Theological or Mythological , and partly Historical . They rank next the four Vedas in point of sanctity . As a ...
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... possessed of no property to lose , and consequently they had no tempt- ation to win worldly wealth . Hence we have every reason to conclude that the game of Chaturanga was generally played amongst the strictly religious and orthodox ...
... possessed of no property to lose , and consequently they had no tempt- ation to win worldly wealth . Hence we have every reason to conclude that the game of Chaturanga was generally played amongst the strictly religious and orthodox ...
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... possessed when free and independent . Thus , by a very slight alteration in form , but none whatever in principle , we have the men drawn up on the side of the board next to us , the same as we at this day arrange our Black men . In a ...
... possessed when free and independent . Thus , by a very slight alteration in form , but none whatever in principle , we have the men drawn up on the side of the board next to us , the same as we at this day arrange our Black men . In a ...
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adversary's adverse King alluded ancient appears Arabian Arabic army Asiatic assertion Bishop Black Brahmans Burmha Byzantine Caliph called Camel capture Castle century chapter Chariot Chaturanga Chess Player's Chronicle Chess-board Chess-players Chessmen Chinese colour court diagonally diagram dice drawn game DUNCAN FORBES Elephant Essay Europe Farz Farzin Firdausi four Frederic Madden game of Chaturanga game of Chess give Greek Hindus honour Horse Hyde India infer invented King's Knight language Lastly Latin latter Ludus Latrunculorum mate means medieval game merely moves and powers Naushirawan odds Oriental origin of Chess original passage Pawn period Persian pieces played player Prince probable Purānas Queen reader received the game reign respecting Rook Rukh sage Sanskrit Sassa Shāhnāma Shatranj Ship side Sir William Jones suppose term throw-board Timur tion translation victory Wazir White word writers Yudhishthira