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 45
... given birth to the English word ' check , ' and even a name to the Exchequer ' of Great Britain . " Now , I maintain that it is not the Sanskrit word Chatu- ranga from which scacchi , échecs , chess , & c . , are derived but the Persian ...
... given birth to the English word ' check , ' and even a name to the Exchequer ' of Great Britain . " Now , I maintain that it is not the Sanskrit word Chatu- ranga from which scacchi , échecs , chess , & c . , are derived but the Persian ...
Page 46
... given by the poet Firdausi , who flourished in the latter half of the tenth century . We know , however , that during the eighth and ninth centuries of the Christian era , the acute Arabs , under the munificent patronage of the Caliphs ...
... given by the poet Firdausi , who flourished in the latter half of the tenth century . We know , however , that during the eighth and ninth centuries of the Christian era , the acute Arabs , under the munificent patronage of the Caliphs ...
Page 53
... given in the Chess Player's Chronicle , 1848 , p . 87 , translated from the " Palamède . ” For my own part I am no main believer in the marvellous ; and and faithful representation of a battle - field , which HISTORY OF CHESS . 53.
... given in the Chess Player's Chronicle , 1848 , p . 87 , translated from the " Palamède . ” For my own part I am no main believer in the marvellous ; and and faithful representation of a battle - field , which HISTORY OF CHESS . 53.
Page 56
... given by Firdausi in the Shāhnāma of the position and moves of the pieces when the game was first introduced into Persia . I should , therefore , be extremely glad to know from what manuscripts ( their date , & c . ) Dr. Forbes derived ...
... given by Firdausi in the Shāhnāma of the position and moves of the pieces when the game was first introduced into Persia . I should , therefore , be extremely glad to know from what manuscripts ( their date , & c . ) Dr. Forbes derived ...
Page 57
... given , appears to have escaped the notice of Alpha altogether . In justice to myself I have here reproduced the correspondence . I am quite convinced that no offence was intended , as , most assuredly none was taken . In matters of ...
... given , appears to have escaped the notice of Alpha altogether . In justice to myself I have here reproduced the correspondence . I am quite convinced that no offence was intended , as , most assuredly none was taken . In matters of ...
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