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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... nature of the game , which is simply Chess in its oldest and rudest form . They are mere matters of detail , which the ancient poet ( supposed to have been Vyasa himself ) did not deem it necessary , or becoming his high dignity , to ...
... nature of the game , which is simply Chess in its oldest and rudest form . They are mere matters of detail , which the ancient poet ( supposed to have been Vyasa himself ) did not deem it necessary , or becoming his high dignity , to ...
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... nature , that it would be little short of a miracle in any " great human genius " to have invented either species of them " by the first intention . " In fact , Sir William has misapplied this pretty simile altogether . We will grant ...
... nature , that it would be little short of a miracle in any " great human genius " to have invented either species of them " by the first intention . " In fact , Sir William has misapplied this pretty simile altogether . We will grant ...
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... nature , or by the testimony of ancient writers , existed long before that modification of it called Shatranj , or the medieval game . 4th . That the Chaturanga is the most ancient game , not only of Chess , but of anything approaching ...
... nature , or by the testimony of ancient writers , existed long before that modification of it called Shatranj , or the medieval game . 4th . That the Chaturanga is the most ancient game , not only of Chess , but of anything approaching ...
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... natural corruption of the pure Sanskrit word , it was changed by the old Persians into Chaturang , or more commonly Chatrang ; but the Arabs , who soon after took possession of their country , had neither the initial nor final letters ...
... natural corruption of the pure Sanskrit word , it was changed by the old Persians into Chaturang , or more commonly Chatrang ; but the Arabs , who soon after took possession of their country , had neither the initial nor final letters ...
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... nature and character of the Shāhnāma , that the reader may per- ceive the exact degree of credit due to the extracts ... natural and probable ; 1 Vide Agathiæ Historia Lib . IV . cap . 30 , & c . 2 Sergius , I mean the scribe , not the ...
... nature and character of the Shāhnāma , that the reader may per- ceive the exact degree of credit due to the extracts ... natural and probable ; 1 Vide Agathiæ Historia Lib . IV . cap . 30 , & c . 2 Sergius , I mean the scribe , not the ...
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