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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Page 26
... common game of the present day , which took place near the time of Damiano , in the early part of the sixteenth century . Let us now examine a little into the practical working of this primæval game . Its elements are so few and simple ...
... common game of the present day , which took place near the time of Damiano , in the early part of the sixteenth century . Let us now examine a little into the practical working of this primæval game . Its elements are so few and simple ...
Page 27
... common cubic die , now marked six and ace respectively ; or , in fact , a common teetotum with the numbers two , three , four and five marked thereon , will be quite sufficient . The board and men being thus prepared , I shall suppose ...
... common cubic die , now marked six and ace respectively ; or , in fact , a common teetotum with the numbers two , three , four and five marked thereon , will be quite sufficient . The board and men being thus prepared , I shall suppose ...
Page 37
... common game brought into Persia , from India in the reign of Naushirawan , was not an invention of the Hindus at that time , but merely an abridgment and modification of a more ancient game , previously in- troduced into India , from ...
... common game brought into Persia , from India in the reign of Naushirawan , was not an invention of the Hindus at that time , but merely an abridgment and modification of a more ancient game , previously in- troduced into India , from ...
Page 42
... common Hindustānī game the piece which we call Rook is there called Rukh , or Rath - showing that the Indian people used at that time both the Persian and Sanskrit term : in all probability the former was in use among the Musalmans ...
... common Hindustānī game the piece which we call Rook is there called Rukh , or Rath - showing that the Indian people used at that time both the Persian and Sanskrit term : in all probability the former was in use among the Musalmans ...
Page 79
... common game in India . This chapter , also is complete , and the substance of it has been already given in our Chapter VII . Two chapters on the relative value of the pieces , and on the gradations of odds , are also complete as to the ...
... common game in India . This chapter , also is complete , and the substance of it has been already given in our Chapter VII . Two chapters on the relative value of the pieces , and on the gradations of odds , are also complete as to the ...
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