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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... " or " Counsellor . " Thus , we shall sup- 1 The Sanskrit word mantri is of the same meaning and derivation as the Latin Monitor and the Greek μειτωρ . YELLOW . CHATURANGA . The Primeval Hindu Chess . DODO 38 HISTORY OF CHESS .
... " or " Counsellor . " Thus , we shall sup- 1 The Sanskrit word mantri is of the same meaning and derivation as the Latin Monitor and the Greek μειτωρ . YELLOW . CHATURANGA . The Primeval Hindu Chess . DODO 38 HISTORY OF CHESS .
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... Greeks and Arabs ; and , in the language of the latter , the word Rukh has but one meaning , viz . , that of the celebrated fabulous bird so called . This bird , according to the best accounts of all who have not seen it , was furnished ...
... Greeks and Arabs ; and , in the language of the latter , the word Rukh has but one meaning , viz . , that of the celebrated fabulous bird so called . This bird , according to the best accounts of all who have not seen it , was furnished ...
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... Greek , by the interpreter Sergius.2 It would seem , also , that it was known to the Arabs , under the title of " Siyaru - l - Muluk , " or " History of the Kings . " Towards the close of the tenth century , the renowned Mahmud of ...
... Greek , by the interpreter Sergius.2 It would seem , also , that it was known to the Arabs , under the title of " Siyaru - l - Muluk , " or " History of the Kings . " Towards the close of the tenth century , the renowned Mahmud of ...
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... Greeks !!! It must be said in his favour , however , that he nowhere claims it for his own nation , as Mr. Bland in his " Persian Chess , " very rashly asserts.1 But let us allow the author to speak for himself . FIRST ACCOUNT OF THE ...
... Greeks !!! It must be said in his favour , however , that he nowhere claims it for his own nation , as Mr. Bland in his " Persian Chess , " very rashly asserts.1 But let us allow the author to speak for himself . FIRST ACCOUNT OF THE ...
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... Greeks . He merely states that Gau summoned into his presence all the wise men of his kingdom , and desired them to draw up a plan of the battle , that it might be shown to his mother the Queen . The wise men sat in deliberation for a ...
... Greeks . He merely states that Gau summoned into his presence all the wise men of his kingdom , and desired them to draw up a plan of the battle , that it might be shown to his mother the Queen . The wise men sat in deliberation for a ...
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