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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Page 98
... Rukh bidih , wa Dilārām rā madih ; Pil wa Piyada , pesh kun , wa zi Asp Shāh - māt . " " O Prince , sacrifice your two Rooks , and save Dilārām ; Forward with your Bishop and Pawn , and with the Knight give Check - mate . " Dilārām's ...
... Rukh bidih , wa Dilārām rā madih ; Pil wa Piyada , pesh kun , wa zi Asp Shāh - māt . " " O Prince , sacrifice your two Rooks , and save Dilārām ; Forward with your Bishop and Pawn , and with the Knight give Check - mate . " Dilārām's ...
Page 127
... rukh 5. Knight takes Rook 6. King takes Pawn-- --a draw BLACK . 1. King to his Bishop's 7th 2. King takes Bishop1 3. Rook takes Queen ( best . ) or A. 4. King moves anywhere , it does not signify 5. King takes Knight 3. As before 4 ...
... rukh 5. Knight takes Rook 6. King takes Pawn-- --a draw BLACK . 1. King to his Bishop's 7th 2. King takes Bishop1 3. Rook takes Queen ( best . ) or A. 4. King moves anywhere , it does not signify 5. King takes Knight 3. As before 4 ...
Page 128
... rukh , alluded to in our last page , was nearly equivalent to what we call , ( I suppose in- correctly , ) " a divergent check . " To give a more precise as well as a more general definition , it consisted of a check given to the ...
... rukh , alluded to in our last page , was nearly equivalent to what we call , ( I suppose in- correctly , ) " a divergent check . " To give a more precise as well as a more general definition , it consisted of a check given to the ...
Page 129
... rukh , led to results far more serious than those that attended a mere check by a Rook ; and that the player who had the good fortune to make such a coup generally gained , cæteris paribus , a decisive advantage . The importance of the ...
... rukh , led to results far more serious than those that attended a mere check by a Rook ; and that the player who had the good fortune to make such a coup generally gained , cæteris paribus , a decisive advantage . The importance of the ...
Page 130
... rukh in some of the Persian Lexicons , as may be seen in Mr. Bland's " Persian Chess . " I have been enabled , however , to ex- plain the term here from actual play , not from dictionaries ; as it happens to occur , not only in the ...
... rukh in some of the Persian Lexicons , as may be seen in Mr. Bland's " Persian Chess . " I have been enabled , however , to ex- plain the term here from actual play , not from dictionaries ; as it happens to occur , not only in the ...
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