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 56
... 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 his translation describing the " : moves ...
... 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 his translation describing the " : moves ...
Page 72
... positions that occurred in actual play to ' Ali - Shatranji - the finest player of that period , and probably one of the best that ever lived . He not only gives the problems , but a great number of minute parti- culars respecting them ...
... positions that occurred in actual play to ' Ali - Shatranji - the finest player of that period , and probably one of the best that ever lived . He not only gives the problems , but a great number of minute parti- culars respecting them ...
Page 76
... positions or problems , in which either mate is forced in a certain number of moves , or the weaker party , by skilful play , draws the game . These are accompanied with solutions at full - length ; and this work alone , even if we had ...
... positions or problems , in which either mate is forced in a certain number of moves , or the weaker party , by skilful play , draws the game . These are accompanied with solutions at full - length ; and this work alone , even if we had ...
Page 77
... positions which offer no particular novelty , being , as we might expect , all selected from previous works on the subject . To these are added some amusing and sensible remarks respecting the morals and social observances or amenities ...
... positions which offer no particular novelty , being , as we might expect , all selected from previous works on the subject . To these are added some amusing and sensible remarks respecting the morals and social observances or amenities ...
Page 78
... positions , without any solutions , and the other half of descriptive writing . The work is both imperfect and ... position . From an English abridgement of the " History of the Goths , Swedes and Vandals , " by Olaus Magnus we ...
... positions , without any solutions , and the other half of descriptive writing . The work is both imperfect and ... position . From an English abridgement of the " History of the Goths , Swedes and Vandals , " by Olaus Magnus we ...
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