A Short History of ChessA compact and comprehensive chronicle of the worldwide origins and history of the game of chess—from 500 A.D. to its modern gameplay today Have you ever wondered what the pieces in the chessboard mean or why each piece has a unique move? In A Short History of Chess, Henry A. Davidson explores the ancient roots of chess and the developments around the world that led to the modern version of the popular game. For people new to the game and experienced players alike, Davidson includes a polyglot—a lexicon of chess terms in the forty major languages of the world. And for the skeptical reader or those interested in learning more, there is also a working bibliography of English language references. |
Contents
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THE KING NEVER DIES | |
THE STORY OF THE QUEEN | |
THE BISHOP WAS AN ELEPHANT | |
THE STORY OF THE ROOK | |
THE STORY OF THE KNIGHT | |
Pawns PEASANTS AND PEONS | |
CHECKMATE AND STALEMATE | |
THE PREHISTORY OF CHESS | |
COUNTERFEITS OF CHESS | |
THE GEOGRAPHY OF CHESS | |
THE CHECKERING OF THE BOARD | |
THE NOTATION OF CHESS | |
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alfil Arabic army Asia Asiatic battle became bishop called capture castling century Chapter chariot chatrang chaturanga checkering checkmate chess entered chess history chess knowledge chess play chess players Chess Review chess tactics chess terms chessmen Chinese counsellor Croatian culture Czech derived designation dice early elephant English European chess ferz Fiske foot soldier Forbes Forsyth notation four four-handed chess four-handed game French Gaelic game of chess German Greek Hebrew Hindu History of Chess homophony horse Iceland India indicate invented Italian Italy Japanese Javanese king king's knight Korean language Latin leap letter Malay mantri meaning modern chess modern game Moslem move Murray nomenclature Norwegian notation opponent’s Origin of Chess original pawn piece Portuguese position promoted queen radiation rank reference to chess roka rook rukh rule Russian Sanskrit shah shatranj ship shogi simply Spain Spanish stalemate stationed Swedish symbols thesis translation two-handed game White