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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... hand , 3 1 " Asiatic Researches , " London edition , 8vo . 1801 , page 189 , & c . 2 " Archæologia , " 4to . London , vol . xi . page 397 , & c . Archæologia , " & c . , & c . , vol . xxiv . page 203 , & c . if any one were to assert ...
... hand , 3 1 " Asiatic Researches , " London edition , 8vo . 1801 , page 189 , & c . 2 " Archæologia , " 4to . London , vol . xi . page 397 , & c . Archæologia , " & c . , & c . , vol . xxiv . page 203 , & c . if any one were to assert ...
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... hands , long withheld from all those not of their own faith and caste . Not all the threats and pro- mises of their Muslim conquerors could induce them to unveil the secrets of their ancient Shastras . Even the mild and enlightened ...
... hands , long withheld from all those not of their own faith and caste . Not all the threats and pro- mises of their Muslim conquerors could induce them to unveil the secrets of their ancient Shastras . Even the mild and enlightened ...
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... The Rook on the left hand of the King , represents the Elephant ; and the Bishop represents the Ship . The King , Rook , Knight and Pawns , had then precisely the same moves and powers as they have with .16 HISTORY OF CHESS .
... The Rook on the left hand of the King , represents the Elephant ; and the Bishop represents the Ship . The King , Rook , Knight and Pawns , had then precisely the same moves and powers as they have with .16 HISTORY OF CHESS .
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... hand corner ; next to it the Horse ; then the Elephant ; and lastly , the King ; the foot soldiers , as already stated , being drawn up in front.2 1 Sir William Jones has erroneously stated that this game is more frequently called ...
... hand corner ; next to it the Horse ; then the Elephant ; and lastly , the King ; the foot soldiers , as already stated , being drawn up in front.2 1 Sir William Jones has erroneously stated that this game is more frequently called ...
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... hand , it is obvious enough . For example , Green has to pass his Pawns forward , under the protection of his pieces , on the left - hand side of the board , where the Yellow Elephant is directly in their way , and much more likely to ...
... hand , it is obvious enough . For example , Green has to pass his Pawns forward , under the protection of his pieces , on the left - hand side of the board , where the Yellow Elephant is directly in their way , and much more likely to ...
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Page 277 - Brahmins were neither mistaken touching the board, which has a river in the middle to divide the contending parties, nor in the powers of the king, who is entrenched in a fort, and moves only in that space in every direction ; but, what I did not...
Page 165 - O true believers, surely wine, and lots, and images, and divining arrows, are an abomination of the work of Satan; therefore avoid them, that ye may prosper. Satan seeketh to sow dissension and hatred among you, by means of wine and lots, and to divert you from remembering God, and from prayer; will ye not therefore abstain from them?
Page 235 - On the festival of Christmas, the last year of the eighth century, Charlemagne appeared in the church of St. Peter; and, to gratify the vanity of Rome, he had exchanged the simple dress of his country for the habit of a patrician. 98 After the celebration of the holy mysteries, Leo suddenly placed a precious crown on his head...
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Page 166 - ... tables, &c. And they are reckoned so ill in themselves, that the testimony of him who plays at them is, by the more rigid, judged to be of no validity in a court of justice. Chess is almost the only game which the Mohammedan doctors allow to be lawful (though it has been a doubt with some...
Page 253 - The King does not Castle, but is allowed the move of a Knight once in the game; not, however, to take any piece, nor can he exercise this privilege after having been once checked.
Page 182 - Arabian learning shone with a brighter lustre, and continued to flourish to a later period, than in the schools of the East. Cordova, Seville, and Granada, rivalled each other in the magnificence of their academies, colleges, and libraries.
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