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... term , " Ludus Latruncu- lorum , " taking it for granted that Chess was identcial with the game of the Romans.2 Bye and bye , when the modern 1 Since this Chapter was written for the " Illustrated London News " about the middle of 1854 ...
... term , " Ludus Latruncu- lorum , " taking it for granted that Chess was identcial with the game of the Romans.2 Bye and bye , when the modern 1 Since this Chapter was written for the " Illustrated London News " about the middle of 1854 ...
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... met with little favour from either Muslim or Hindū , with the exception of a few of the more intelligent , or indifferent , among the courtiers . CHAPTER II . CHATURANGA . THE term Chaturanga is compounded 10 HISTORY OF CHESS .
... met with little favour from either Muslim or Hindū , with the exception of a few of the more intelligent , or indifferent , among the courtiers . CHAPTER II . CHATURANGA . THE term Chaturanga is compounded 10 HISTORY OF CHESS .
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... term Chaturanga is compounded of the two Sanskrit words , chatur , " four ; " and anga , " a member , " or " component part . " As an adjective it is very nearly equivalent to our word “ quadripartite , " and is generally applied to an ...
... term Chaturanga is compounded of the two Sanskrit words , chatur , " four ; " and anga , " a member , " or " component part . " As an adjective it is very nearly equivalent to our word “ quadripartite , " and is generally applied to an ...
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... term Chaturanga , the name given to the ancient game I am about to describe , fully and clearly conveys to the mind an idea of the thing represented . The term Shat- ranj , used by the Persians , Arabs , and Turks , is a pure exotic in ...
... term Chaturanga , the name given to the ancient game I am about to describe , fully and clearly conveys to the mind an idea of the thing represented . The term Shat- ranj , used by the Persians , Arabs , and Turks , is a pure exotic in ...
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... " De ludis Orientalibus . " Tome I. p . 180 . 1 See the diagram explanatory of the term Vrihannaukā , in next chapter , page 24 . Q CHAPTER III , CHATURANGA CONTINUED . Translation of the Sanskrit HISTORY OF CHESS . 17.
... " De ludis Orientalibus . " Tome I. p . 180 . 1 See the diagram explanatory of the term Vrihannaukā , in next chapter , page 24 . Q CHAPTER III , CHATURANGA CONTINUED . Translation of the Sanskrit HISTORY OF CHESS . 17.
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