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 29
... received their pro- motion ; and consequently each of the four players must have been furnished with a spare Elephant and Knight to meet such favourable conjunctures . With regard to the King's Pawn and Ship's Pawn , I think we may ven ...
... received their pro- motion ; and consequently each of the four players must have been furnished with a spare Elephant and Knight to meet such favourable conjunctures . With regard to the King's Pawn and Ship's Pawn , I think we may ven ...
Page 40
... received various denominations , such as " Alphin , ' " Bishop , " " Fool , " " Leaper , " & c . Again , the piece still retaining the power of the original Elephant when stationed in the corner , rejoices in the ancient name of the ...
... received various denominations , such as " Alphin , ' " Bishop , " " Fool , " " Leaper , " & c . Again , the piece still retaining the power of the original Elephant when stationed in the corner , rejoices in the ancient name of the ...
Page 42
... receiving the game from India the Persians changed the word " Roka " into Rukh , which in their language means a " Hero , " or " Warrior ; " also a swift and fierce species of camel ; and , as we shall show in our next chap- ter , the ...
... receiving the game from India the Persians changed the word " Roka " into Rukh , which in their language means a " Hero , " or " Warrior ; " also a swift and fierce species of camel ; and , as we shall show in our next chap- ter , the ...
Page 58
... received his information from the sages of Hind ? Or is it really the result of his own penetrating research , guided by the acuteness of his unaided judgment ? Assuredly Buzurjmihr has not this day his equal in the whole world . ' In ...
... received his information from the sages of Hind ? Or is it really the result of his own penetrating research , guided by the acuteness of his unaided judgment ? Assuredly Buzurjmihr has not this day his equal in the whole world . ' In ...
Page 79
... received his book entire , it would undoubtedly have proved an extraordinary production . In justice to this writer , I shall here give a literal translation of what remains of his own preface , which , it must be confessed , is a very ...
... received his book entire , it would undoubtedly have proved an extraordinary production . In justice to this writer , I shall here give a literal translation of what remains of his own preface , which , it must be confessed , is a very ...
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