 I believe is known out of this country, (China,) there are two pieces whose movements are distinct from any in the Indian or European game. The Mandarin, which answers to our bishop in his station and side-long course, cannot, through age, cross the river;...  The Chess Player's Chronicle - Page 1901846Full view - About this book
 | Asiatick Society (Calcutta, India) - Asia - 1808 - 600 pages
...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...what I did not hear before, nor do I believe is known one of this country, (China,) there are two pieces whose movcII 4 meats ments are distinct from any... | |
 | History - 1806 - 770 pages
...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 did I not before hear, nor do I believe is known out ofthiscountry, there are t wo pieces, who«? movements... | |
 | Gioachino Greco - Chess - 1819 - 512 pages
...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 before hear, nor do I believe is known out of this country, there are two Pieces, whose movements are... | |
 | 1841 - 536 pages
...direction. There are also two pieces whose movements are distinct from any in the European game: viz., the MANDARIN, which answers to our bishop in his station and sidelong course, but cannot, through age, cross the river : and a ROCKET-BOY stationed between the lines of each party,... | |
 | Charles Tomlinson - Chess - 1845 - 376 pages
...direction. There are also two pieces whose movements are distinct from any in the European game : viz., the MANDARIN, which answers to our bishop in his station and sidelong course, but cannot, through age, cross the river; and a ROCKET-BOY stationed between the lines of each party,... | |
 | Duncan Forbes - Chess - 1860 - 398 pages
...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...distinct from any in the Indian or European game. The Mandarin,2 which answers to our Bishop in his station and side-long course, cannot through age, cross... | |
 | Aungervyle society - 1884 - 474 pages
...the middle to divide the contending parties, nor in the powers of the king, who is intrenched in a fort, and moves only in that space in every direction...his station and side-long course, cannot, through age, cross the river; and a rocket boy, still used in the Indian armies, who is stationed between the... | |
 | Richard Yeo - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1999 - 904 pages
...the middle to divide the contending parties, nor in the powers of the king, who is intrenched in a fort, and moves only in that space, in every direction. But what I did not before hear, nor do I believe is known out of this country, there are two pieces, whose movements are... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1806 - 804 pages
...in the middle to divide the contending parties, nor in the powers of the king, who is entrmched in a fort, and moves only in that space, in every direction. But what did I not before hear, nor do I believe is known out of thiscountry, there are twopieces, •whose... | |
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