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 119
... existed . Hence the beautiful simplicity , and scientific contrivance of the moves and powers of the King , Rook , Knight , and Pawns , as displayed in the ancient Chaturanga , have remained unaltered since the days of Vyāsa Muni and ...
... existed . Hence the beautiful simplicity , and scientific contrivance of the moves and powers of the King , Rook , Knight , and Pawns , as displayed in the ancient Chaturanga , have remained unaltered since the days of Vyāsa Muni and ...
Page 135
... existed as early as our tenth century . They call it the Shatranj al Tammat , or , " The Full Chess . " " The Full Chess . " The author of the Arabic MS . in the British Museum , No. 7,515 , gives a very brief , but satisfactory ...
... existed as early as our tenth century . They call it the Shatranj al Tammat , or , " The Full Chess . " " The Full Chess . " The author of the Arabic MS . in the British Museum , No. 7,515 , gives a very brief , but satisfactory ...
Page 166
... existed at the courts of Kanoj and Susa in the sixth century . The following passage from the preliminary discourse of Sale's Kuran contains all that need be said on this subject . Sale , we may remark , was a most sound and accurate ...
... existed at the courts of Kanoj and Susa in the sixth century . The following passage from the preliminary discourse of Sale's Kuran contains all that need be said on this subject . Sale , we may remark , was a most sound and accurate ...
Page 192
... existed between the two nations . Out of compliment to his wife and to his father - in - law , Khusru maintained for several years in his service , as a select body - guard , à thousand Byzantine youths ; while his court was thronged by ...
... existed between the two nations . Out of compliment to his wife and to his father - in - law , Khusru maintained for several years in his service , as a select body - guard , à thousand Byzantine youths ; while his court was thronged by ...
Page 193
... existed between the two states were suddenly broken on the death , or rather the assassination of Maurice , early in the seventh century , after which event Khusru , on pretence of avenging his benefactor and father - in - law ...
... existed between the two states were suddenly broken on the death , or rather the assassination of Maurice , early in the seventh century , after which event Khusru , on pretence of avenging his benefactor and father - in - law ...
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