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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... notice my mode of spelling Oriental words and phrases in the following work . I have adopted the admirable system propounded nearly eighty years ago , by the eminent Sir William Jones , viz .- " pronounce the vowels as in German or ...
... notice my mode of spelling Oriental words and phrases in the following work . I have adopted the admirable system propounded nearly eighty years ago , by the eminent Sir William Jones , viz .- " pronounce the vowels as in German or ...
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... notice of Yudhishthira , who applied to the sage Vyasa , the Nestor of the day , for the benefit of his instructions on a subject so well adapted to his own peculiar disposition ; for the youthful warrior , like a certain eminent ...
... notice of Yudhishthira , who applied to the sage Vyasa , the Nestor of the day , for the benefit of his instructions on a subject so well adapted to his own peculiar disposition ; for the youthful warrior , like a certain eminent ...
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... notice of any such , I trust they will kindly communicate to me any further informa- tion they may possess on the subject . It is not to be for a moment supposed that the Brahmans of the present day have altogether lost sight of the ...
... notice of any such , I trust they will kindly communicate to me any further informa- tion they may possess on the subject . It is not to be for a moment supposed that the Brahmans of the present day have altogether lost sight of the ...
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... notice of Alpha altogether . In justice to myself I have here reproduced the correspondence . I am quite convinced that no offence was intended , as , most assuredly none was taken . In matters of this sort , it is only the truth that ...
... notice of Alpha altogether . In justice to myself I have here reproduced the correspondence . I am quite convinced that no offence was intended , as , most assuredly none was taken . In matters of this sort , it is only the truth that ...
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... notices of those among the companions and followers of the Prophet Muhammad , who were Chess - players , thence deducing arguments in proof of the lawfulness of the game . It then details the numerous benefits of Chess , mental and 66 1 ...
... notices of those among the companions and followers of the Prophet Muhammad , who were Chess - players , thence deducing arguments in proof of the lawfulness of the game . It then details the numerous benefits of Chess , mental and 66 1 ...
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Common terms and phrases
adversary's adverse King Alī alluded ancient appears Arabian Arabic army Asiatic assertion bidah Bishop Black Bland's Brahmans Burmha Byzantine Caliph called Camel capture Castle century chapter Chariot Charlemagne Chaturanga Chess Player's Chronicle Chess-board Chess-players Chessmen colour common game court diagonally diagram dice Elephant Essay Europe European Farz Farzin Firdausī four Frederic Madden game of Chaturanga game of Chess Greek Hindus honour Horse Hyde India infer invented King's Knight language Lastly Latin latter Ludus Latrunculorum means medieval game merely mode modern moves and powers Naushirawan Oriental origin of Chess original passage Pawn period Persian pieces played player Prince probable Queen reader received the game reign respecting Rook Rukh Sanskrit Saracens Sassa Shah Shāhnāma Shatranj Ship side Sir Frederic Sir William Jones sixty-four squares suppose term throw-board Timur tion translation Vineæ Wazir White word writers