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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... horses , ships ( or more recently chariots ) , and infantry . In this sense we find it used adjectively by the ancient Hindu poet , Vālmīki , in his celebrated epic the " Rāmāyana , " book ii . cap . 51. " Chaturangam hyapi valam su ...
... horses , ships ( or more recently chariots ) , and infantry . In this sense we find it used adjectively by the ancient Hindu poet , Vālmīki , in his celebrated epic the " Rāmāyana , " book ii . cap . 51. " Chaturangam hyapi valam su ...
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... Horse ; and last of all the Ship ; and in each of the four armies let the infantry be drawn up in front . The ship shall occupy the left - hand corner ; next to it the Horse ; then the Elephant ; and lastly , the King ; the foot ...
... Horse ; and last of all the Ship ; and in each of the four armies let the infantry be drawn up in front . The ship shall occupy the left - hand corner ; next to it the Horse ; then the Elephant ; and lastly , the King ; the foot ...
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... Horse ; and , if the throw be two , then , O Prince , the Ship must move . On the Moves of the Pieces . " The King moves one square in all directions ; the Pawn moves one square straight forward , but smites an enemy through either ...
... Horse ; and , if the throw be two , then , O Prince , the Ship must move . On the Moves of the Pieces . " The King moves one square in all directions ; the Pawn moves one square straight forward , but smites an enemy through either ...
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... 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 Horse slay the foe without subjecting themselves to ...
... 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 Horse slay the foe without subjecting themselves to ...
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... Horses , Ships , and Pawns ; but that " latterly , among the Hindus , the Ship was changed into the War Chariot . " What proof is there of this change ? Dr. Forbes adduces none ; yet surely , if such a change took place before the game ...
... Horses , Ships , and Pawns ; but that " latterly , among the Hindus , the Ship was changed into the War Chariot . " What proof is there of this change ? Dr. Forbes adduces none ; yet surely , if such a change took place before the game ...
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