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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... Bishop ( then represented by a Ship , ) together with four Pawns . The two opposite players were allied against the other two , and the moves were decided by the turn of an oblong die having four faces marked with the numbers two ...
... Bishop ( then represented by a Ship , ) together with four Pawns . The two opposite players were allied against the other two , and the moves were decided by the turn of an oblong die having four faces marked with the numbers two ...
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... 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 the whole game is re- duced to a pure trial of mental power 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 the whole game is re- duced to a pure trial of mental power and ...
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... Rook on the left hand of the King , represents the Elephant ; and the Bishop represents the Ship . The King , Rook , Knight and Pawns , had then precisely the same moves and powers as they have with 16 HISTORY OF CHESS .
... Rook on the left hand of the King , represents the Elephant ; and the Bishop represents the Ship . The 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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... Bishop pos- sessed both in Asia and Europe down to the beginning of the sixteenth century . It will also be found , on ex- amination , that there are thirty - two squares on the board , which no Bishop could possibly cover ! 1 Another ...
... Bishop pos- sessed both in Asia and Europe down to the beginning of the sixteenth century . It will also be found , on ex- amination , that there are thirty - two squares on the board , which no Bishop could possibly cover ! 1 Another ...
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... Bishop two . In the Chaturanga however , the value of the Bishop may have been slightly modified owing to the probable occurrence of the peculiar situation of the four Bishops called Vrihannaukā of which more hereafter . 2 The text of ...
... Bishop two . In the Chaturanga however , the value of the Bishop may have been slightly modified owing to the probable occurrence of the peculiar situation of the four Bishops called Vrihannaukā of which more hereafter . 2 The text of ...
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