A History of Chess
Author: Harold James Ruthven Murray
Publisher:
Published: 1913
Total Pages: 966
ISBN-13:
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A Short History of Chess
Author: Henry A. Davidson
Publisher: Crown
Published: 2012-10-10
Total Pages: 219
ISBN-13: 0307828298
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA 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.
A History of Chess
Author: Jerzy Giżycki
Publisher: London : Abbey Library
Published: 1972
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChess in Britain - Chess and machines - Chess in poetry and prose - Chess and mathematicscs _
A Picture History of Chess
Author: Fred Wilson
Publisher:
Published: 1981-01
Total Pages: 182
ISBN-13: 9780486238562
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA Short History of Chess by HJR Murray
Author: H. J. R. Murray
Publisher:
Published: 2015-11-08
Total Pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9784871877541
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAmong the papers left by the late H. J. R. Murray was the typeset of A Short History of Chess which he wrote in 1917. This was not an abridgment of the standard work he had published some years earlier but a new and original brief history of the game from its beginnings until 1866. It has been brought up to date by Mr. B. Goulding Brown and Mr. Harry Golombek.
A History of Chess
Author: Yuri Averbakh
Publisher: SCB Distributors
Published: 2012-12-05
Total Pages: 145
ISBN-13: 1936490455
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChess: An Historical Perspective Chess � the �Royal Game” � is an ancient board game, perhaps fifteen hundred years old. There are many legends about how chess came to be. Most of them are folk tales and are far from reality. Arguably more books have been written about chess than all the other games combined, but relatively little has been written about the history of chess. The topic is difficult; it requires thorough knowledge, and there are still many unknown historical pitfalls. It is therefore no surprise that there exist a variety of hypotheses concerning the origin of chess. In this book, the author, legendary Russian grandmaster Yuri Averbakh, presents a well-researched and documented theory about the origins, development and spread of this immensely popular game. In addition, over three dozen splendid color plates � presented on coated stock making the images suitable for framing � supplement his historical analysis.
A History of Chess
Author: H. J. R. Murray
Publisher: Skyhorse
Published: 2015-05-19
Total Pages: 1201
ISBN-13: 1632207702
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn epic work that took more than a decade to complete, A History of Chess, originally published in 1913, is a historic undertaking that shattered preconceptions about the game upon publication. Over a century later, Murray’s research and conclusions, in which he argues that chess originated in India, are still widely accepted by most chess historians. Undertaking such a pioneering task, the scope of which has never been attempted before or since, Murray taught himself to read Arabic in order to decipher historical manuscripts on the game and its beginnings. His study unravels the history of the game as it evolved from its Asiatic beginnings, through the role chess played in Europe during the Middle Ages, and up until the nineteenth century with the arrival of modern chess as we know it. A History of Chess includes transcribed diagrams of important games, as well as some of the more famous historical chess figurines, such as the Lewis chessmen. No single work on the game of chess has become close to touching Murray’s in breadth or significance.
The History of Chess
Author: Duncan Forbes
Publisher: London : Wm. H. Allen & Company,.
Published: 1860
Total Pages: 394
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA cultural history of chess-players
Author: John Sharples
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2017-08-15
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1526120550
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis inquiry concerns the cultural history of the chess-player. It takes as its premise the idea that the chess-player has become a fragmented collection of images, underpinned by challenges to, and confirmations of, chess’s status as an intellectually-superior and socially-useful game, particularly since the medieval period. Yet, the chess-player is an understudied figure. No previous work has shone a light on the chess-player itself. Increasingly, chess-histories have retreated into tidy consensus. This work aspires to a novel reading of the figure as both a flickering beacon of reason and a sign of monstrosity. To this end, this book, utilising a wide range of sources, including newspapers, periodicals, detective novels, science-fiction, and comic-books, is underpinned by the idea that the chess-player is a pluralistic subject used to articulate a number of anxieties pertaining to themes of mind, machine, and monster.
A World of Chess
Author: Jean-Louis Cazaux
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2017-09-19
Total Pages: 407
ISBN-13: 1476629013
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith more than 400 illustrations, and detailed maps, this immense and deeply researched account of the history of chess covers not only the modern international game, derived from Persian and Arab roots, but a broad spectrum of variants going back 1500 years, some of which are still played in various parts of the world. The evolution of strategic board games, especially in India, China and Japan, is discussed in detail. Many more recent chess variants (board sizes, new pieces, 3-D, etc.) are fully covered. Instructions for play are provided, with historical context, for every game presented.
