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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... century , the Sanskrit language continued to be the sacred and jealously guarded depository of the ancient stores of knowledge possessed by the Hindus . This learned lan- guage , which is the key to these treasures , the Brahmans , with ...
... century , the Sanskrit language continued to be the sacred and jealously guarded depository of the ancient stores of knowledge possessed by the Hindus . This learned lan- guage , which is the key to these treasures , the Brahmans , with ...
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... century . It will also be found , on ex- amination , that there are thirty - two squares on the board , which no Bishop could possibly cover ! 1 Another Another pecu- liarity attending this piece is , that not one of the four Bishops ...
... century . It will also be found , on ex- amination , that there are thirty - two squares on the board , which no Bishop could possibly cover ! 1 Another Another pecu- liarity attending this piece is , that not one of the four Bishops ...
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... and we may add , once for all , that the present move of our Queen is not , generally speaking , of older date than three and a half centuries back . General Directions for Play . " Let each player preserve HISTORY OF CHESS . 19.
... and we may add , once for all , that the present move of our Queen is not , generally speaking , of older date than three and a half centuries back . General Directions for Play . " Let each player preserve HISTORY OF CHESS . 19.
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... century . Let us now examine a little into the practical working of this primæval game . Its elements are so few and simple , that almost any four persons may play it , provided one of the four be acquainted with the moves of our own ...
... century . Let us now examine a little into the practical working of this primæval game . Its elements are so few and simple , that almost any four persons may play it , provided one of the four be acquainted with the moves of our own ...
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... centuries previously . In the preceding chapter I have taken the liberty to point out freely the errors into which Sir William Jones has fallen - errors which arose partly from his imperfect acquaintance at that period with the Sanskrit ...
... centuries previously . In the preceding chapter I have taken the liberty to point out freely the errors into which Sir William Jones has fallen - errors which arose partly from his imperfect acquaintance at that period with the Sanskrit ...
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