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 41
... remained unaltered ; it was merely a change of form . Again , at the end of a thousand years , when the Shatranj was modified into the modern game , the form of everything remained the same , but the powers of the Queen and Bishop were ...
... remained unaltered ; it was merely a change of form . Again , at the end of a thousand years , when the Shatranj was modified into the modern game , the form of everything remained the same , but the powers of the Queen and Bishop were ...
Page 60
... of happi- ness in this world . To him , now that no enemy remained , 1 For a review and critique on Mr. " Bland's Essay , " see Appendix A. peace became intolerably irksome ; but his sense of justice 60 HISTORY OF CHESS .
... of happi- ness in this world . To him , now that no enemy remained , 1 For a review and critique on Mr. " Bland's Essay , " see Appendix A. peace became intolerably irksome ; but his sense of justice 60 HISTORY OF CHESS .
Page 89
... . When the game was modified into the Shatranj , the board , so far as we know , still remained unspotted ; although the division into black and white would , in the latter case , have been a decided improvement . ' Hyde ( p . X.
... . When the game was modified into the Shatranj , the board , so far as we know , still remained unspotted ; although the division into black and white would , in the latter case , have been a decided improvement . ' Hyde ( p . X.
Page 103
... remained alone of his class , and that the same thing hap- pened to Al - ' Arī , a more recent Arabian player , and also to Ibn Dandan and Al - Kunāf , both of Bagdad . The second class consists of such players as are able to win only ...
... remained alone of his class , and that the same thing hap- pened to Al - ' Arī , a more recent Arabian player , and also to Ibn Dandan and Al - Kunāf , both of Bagdad . The second class consists of such players as are able to win only ...
Page 119
... remained unaltered since the days of Vyāsa Muni and his pupil Yudhishthira down to the present time . The moves and powers of the Bishop and Queen have been merely extended , but no ways changed , in modern times . We e may here observe ...
... remained unaltered since the days of Vyāsa Muni and his pupil Yudhishthira down to the present time . The moves and powers of the Bishop and Queen have been merely extended , but no ways changed , in modern times . We e may here observe ...
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