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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... suppose this to have happened before the Chess period , the story being old even then , as we see by the opening lines of the poem . " Lived of yore , ȧ Rājā Nala - Vīrasena's mighty son , Gifted he with every virtue - beauteous ...
... suppose this to have happened before the Chess period , the story being old even then , as we see by the opening lines of the poem . " Lived of yore , ȧ Rājā Nala - Vīrasena's mighty son , Gifted he with every virtue - beauteous ...
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... suppose each ship to make one move more in the direction of any of the four corners , we get four additional Vrihannaukās , where it may be observed the ships always fall into the same relative position , so that altogether there is a ...
... suppose each ship to make one move more in the direction of any of the four corners , we get four additional Vrihannaukās , where it may be observed the ships always fall into the same relative position , so that altogether there is a ...
Page 27
... suppose myself addressing the player of the Green ( or White , as the case may be , ) with a view to inculcate , in the simplest manner , the principles of the game , as far as my imperfect knowledge of it extends . " Your main object ...
... suppose myself addressing the player of the Green ( or White , as the case may be , ) with a view to inculcate , in the simplest manner , the principles of the game , as far as my imperfect knowledge of it extends . " Your main object ...
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... suppose a player on his first throw turns up four ; the text says , in such case , " the Elephant must move . ' Now we see clearly that " " The question is , the Elephant cannot , just then 28 HISTORY OF CHESS . CHATURANGA CONTINUED ...
... suppose a player on his first throw turns up four ; the text says , in such case , " the Elephant must move . ' Now we see clearly that " " The question is , the Elephant cannot , just then 28 HISTORY OF CHESS . CHATURANGA CONTINUED ...
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... suppose a player , for his first move , has pushed Elephant's Pawn one square , and on his second move the die turns up two , in which case the Ship ought to move -what is he then to do ? The Ship's path is clearly blocked up by the ...
... suppose a player , for his first move , has pushed Elephant's Pawn one square , and on his second move the die turns up two , in which case the Ship ought to move -what is he then to do ? The Ship's path is clearly blocked up by the ...
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