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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... probable that our go - ahead posterity will introduce some further modifica- tions - such , for instance , as giving the Queen the addi- tional power of the Knight . This , like our modern im- provements in the implements of war , will ...
... probable that our go - ahead posterity will introduce some further modifica- tions - such , for instance , as giving the Queen the addi- tional power of the Knight . This , like our modern im- provements in the implements of war , will ...
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... probable occurrence of the peculiar situation of the four Bishops called Vrihannaukā of which more hereafter . 2 The text of this stanza is , at first sight , a little puzzling , if not absolutely unintelligible . I take the author's ...
... probable occurrence of the peculiar situation of the four Bishops called Vrihannaukā of which more hereafter . 2 The text of this stanza is , at first sight , a little puzzling , if not absolutely unintelligible . I take the author's ...
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... probable for reasons immediately to be assigned - that the game of Chaturanga was generally played by either four or two persons , without admitting the use of the dice at all , except merely for the purpose of determining which party ...
... probable for reasons immediately to be assigned - that the game of Chaturanga was generally played by either four or two persons , without admitting the use of the dice at all , except merely for the purpose of determining which party ...
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... probable ; 1 Vide Agathiæ Historia Lib . IV . cap . 30 , & c . 2 Sergius , I mean the scribe , not the saint of that name , was eminently skilled in the Greek and Persian languages , and held the rank of First Interpreter at the court ...
... probable ; 1 Vide Agathiæ Historia Lib . IV . cap . 30 , & c . 2 Sergius , I mean the scribe , not the saint of that name , was eminently skilled in the Greek and Persian languages , and held the rank of First Interpreter at the court ...
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... probable bearing of each piece , till at length the full light burst upon him . Then he hastened from his solitary chamber to the presence of Naushirawan , and thus spoke , ' O King of victorious destiny , I have care- fully examined ...
... probable bearing of each piece , till at length the full light burst upon him . Then he hastened from his solitary chamber to the presence of Naushirawan , and thus spoke , ' O King of victorious destiny , I have care- fully examined ...
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