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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... consider the game to have been invented in Ceylon dur- ing the siege of Lankā , or subsequently in Central India , the admission of the ship , as one part of the four forces , is quite in accordance with the time , place , and circum ...
... consider the game to have been invented in Ceylon dur- ing the siege of Lankā , or subsequently in Central India , the admission of the ship , as one part of the four forces , is quite in accordance with the time , place , and circum ...
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... considers to be " more complex and more modern than the simple Chess of the Persians . " Above all , he was himself mis- led by a strange paradox , savouring infinitely more of the poet than the philosopher . He states , in his ...
... considers to be " more complex and more modern than the simple Chess of the Persians . " Above all , he was himself mis- led by a strange paradox , savouring infinitely more of the poet than the philosopher . He states , in his ...
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... consider a synonymous term , viz . , “ mubāriz , ” a " hero . " He describes him mounted on horseback , as in the following couplet- " Mubariz ki asp afganad bar do rū , or Ba dasti chap o rast , parkhāsh - jū . " " A warrior who urged ...
... consider a synonymous term , viz . , “ mubāriz , ” a " hero . " He describes him mounted on horseback , as in the following couplet- " Mubariz ki asp afganad bar do rū , or Ba dasti chap o rast , parkhāsh - jū . " " A warrior who urged ...
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... consider as the " Invention of Chess , " means merely the very natural modification of the " Chaturanga " into the " Shatranj . " It is curious , too , that in this conviction I am confirmed in an indirect way by the author of a ...
... consider as the " Invention of Chess , " means merely the very natural modification of the " Chaturanga " into the " Shatranj . " It is curious , too , that in this conviction I am confirmed in an indirect way by the author of a ...
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... consider best to be done . ' They answered , ' It be- hoveth your father's son to draw the sword , and lead forth our gallant troops against the enemy . ' The young Prince replied , ' Assuredly my hand is ready to draw the sword ; but ...
... consider best to be done . ' They answered , ' It be- hoveth your father's son to draw the sword , and lead forth our gallant troops against the enemy . ' The young Prince replied , ' Assuredly my hand is ready to draw the sword ; but ...
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