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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... Whethick ilge . BY DUNCAN FORBES , LL.D. , PROFESSOR OF ORIENTAL LANGUAGES IN KING'S COLLEGE , LONDON . LONDON : WM . H. ALLEN & Co. , 7 , LEADENHALL STREET . 1860 . LEWIS AND SON , PRINTERS , 21 , FINCH LANE 9 : 286 CHAPTER.
... Whethick ilge . BY DUNCAN FORBES , LL.D. , PROFESSOR OF ORIENTAL LANGUAGES IN KING'S COLLEGE , LONDON . LONDON : WM . H. ALLEN & Co. , 7 , LEADENHALL STREET . 1860 . LEWIS AND SON , PRINTERS , 21 , FINCH LANE 9 : 286 CHAPTER.
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... King might be captured as well as any other piece , as we shall see in our third Chapter . This , we must remember , was merely Chess in its infancy , and the capture of the King was certainly in conformity with the usages of actual ...
... King might be captured as well as any other piece , as we shall see in our third Chapter . This , we must remember , was merely Chess in its infancy , and the capture of the King was certainly in conformity with the usages of actual ...
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... kings of mortals - like the monarch of the Gods , Over , over all exalted - in his splendour like the sun ; Holy ... King , represents the Elephant ; and the Bishop represents the Ship . The King , Rook , Knight and Pawns , had then ...
... kings of mortals - like the monarch of the Gods , Over , over all exalted - in his splendour like the sun ; Holy ... King , represents the Elephant ; and the Bishop represents the Ship . The King , Rook , Knight and Pawns , had then ...
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... King or one of the Pawns must move ; the Elephant ; if three , the 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 ...
... King or one of the Pawns must move ; the Elephant ; if three , the 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 ...
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... King is the most important of all . O Prince , from inattention to the humbler forces , the King himself may fall into disaster . The Ship ( from a central position ) commands only four squares , but the Horse commands eight ; therefore ...
... King is the most important of all . O Prince , from inattention to the humbler forces , the King himself may fall into disaster . The Ship ( from a central position ) commands only four squares , but the Horse commands eight ; therefore ...
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