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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... merely on the defensive , in protecting his own King . It would further appear that some such rule also prevailed in the Levant during the middle ages , as may be inferred from Twiss , Vol . ii . p . 14 , where he states- " Piacenza ...
... merely on the defensive , in protecting his own King . It would further appear that some such rule also prevailed in the Levant during the middle ages , as may be inferred from Twiss , Vol . ii . p . 14 , where he states- " Piacenza ...
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... merely a step in advance on the high road of improvement , similar to the change from the medieval into the common game of the present day , which took place near the time of Damiano , in the early part of the sixteenth century . Let us ...
... merely a step in advance on the high road of improvement , similar to the change from the medieval into the common game of the present day , which took place near the time of Damiano , in the early part of the sixteenth century . Let us ...
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... mere conjecture ; at the same time , it is my belief , that if four intelligent Chessplayers were to play over , and carefully observe a few of these primitive games , they would soon be able to provide fixed laws for every contingency ...
... mere conjecture ; at the same time , it is my belief , that if four intelligent Chessplayers were to play over , and carefully observe a few of these primitive games , they would soon be able to provide fixed laws for every contingency ...
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... mere result of such slow and gradual improvements as time and cir- cumstances have developed . 2nd . That the Chaturanga was invented by a people whose language was Sanskrit , is evident on the most 32 HISTORY OF CHESS .
... mere result of such slow and gradual improvements as time and cir- cumstances have developed . 2nd . That the Chaturanga was invented by a people whose language was Sanskrit , is evident on the most 32 HISTORY OF CHESS .
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... to be assigned - that the game of Chaturanga was generally played by either four or two persons , without admitting the use of the dice at all , except merely for the purpose of determining which party should have the first move . If we V.
... to be assigned - that the game of Chaturanga was generally played by either four or two persons , without admitting the use of the dice at all , except merely for the purpose of determining which party should have the first move . If we V.
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