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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... army composed , in certain proportions , of four distinct species of forces . These were , anciently , elephants , horses , ships ( or more recently chariots ) , and infantry . In this sense we find it used adjectively by the ancient ...
... army composed , in certain proportions , of four distinct species of forces . These were , anciently , elephants , horses , ships ( or more recently chariots ) , and infantry . In this sense we find it used adjectively by the ancient ...
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... army , whether for offensive or de- fensive purposes . On this point the reader will find ample confirmation in the fifth and sixth books of Arian's History , which so graphically detail the expedition of Alexander from Kabul across the ...
... army , whether for offensive or de- fensive purposes . On this point the reader will find ample confirmation in the fifth and sixth books of Arian's History , which so graphically detail the expedition of Alexander from Kabul across the ...
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... army clad in green ; on the west let the yellow troops be stationed ; and let the black combatants occupy the north . " Let each player place his Elephant on the left of his King ; next to that the Horse ; and last of all the Ship ; and ...
... army clad in green ; on the west let the yellow troops be stationed ; and let the black combatants occupy the north . " Let each player place his Elephant on the left of his King ; next to that the Horse ; and last of all the Ship ; and ...
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... army , the Elephant even included . " Peculiar Situations of the Pieces , conferring certain Privileges , & c . " I will now explain to you , O Prince , the nature of cer- tain situations , & c . , that may occur in the course of play ...
... army , the Elephant even included . " Peculiar Situations of the Pieces , conferring certain Privileges , & c . " I will now explain to you , O Prince , the nature of cer- tain situations , & c . , that may occur in the course of play ...
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... army , as arranged in the Chaturanga . We see the Elephant ( i.e. our Rook ) stand next the King ; and the Ship ( i.e. the medieval Bishop ) placed in the corner of the board . The first alteration effected , then , is to make the Rook ...
... army , as arranged in the Chaturanga . We see the Elephant ( i.e. our Rook ) stand next the King ; and the Ship ( i.e. the medieval Bishop ) placed in the corner of the board . The first alteration effected , then , is to make the Rook ...
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