A History of Chess: The Original 1913 EditionSkyhorse, 19 de maig 2015 - 912 pàgines An 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. |
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CHESS IN THE MALAY LANDS | v |
CHESS IN FURTHER INDIA | vi |
CHESS IN CHINA COREA AND JAPAN | vii |
CHESS IN PERSIA UNDER THE SĀSĀNIANS | viii |
CHESS IN CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ASIA AND IN RUSSIA | 160 |
ITS ORIGIN AND BEGINNINGS | 187 |
CHESS IN THE MIDDLE AGES | 204 |
THE MEDIAEVAL GAME | 225 |
MS Paris Fr 1173 PP III Extracts from Egenolffs Frankfort edition of Mennels | 266 |
THE MORALITIES | 299 |
THE MEDIAEVAL PROBLEM I | 331 |
THE MEDIAEVAL PROBLEM II | 488 |
CHESS IN THE EASTERN EMPIRE | ix |
THE ARABIC AND PERSIAN LITERATURE OF CHESS | x |
CHESS UNDER ISLAM | xi |
THE INVENTION OF CHESS IN MUSLIM LEGEND | xii |
The chessboard The names of the chessmen in Muslim lands Symbolism of | xiii |
The Endgame Chess Endings in Muslim literature Summarized conclusions on | 56 |
GAMES DERIVED FROM MUSLIM AND INDIAN CHESS | 130 |
THE MODERN GAMES OF ISLAM | 144 |
THE MEDIAEVAL PROBLEM III | 581 |
CHESS IN MEDIAEVAL LITERATURE | xxxi |
CHESSBOARDS AND CHESSMEN | lii |
THE BEGINNINGS OF MODERN CHESS | lxxxiv |
FROM LOPEZ TO GRECO | 12 |
FROM GRECO TO STAMMA | 27 |
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