Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929, United States National Museum, University of Pennsylvania. University Museum · Washington · leaf 271
Fig.163. INDIAN CHESSMEN OF WOOD.After Hvde. It must therefore have often happened that, after some twenty orthirty moves, the contest remained to be decided between two players … Fig. 164. INDIAN CHESSMEN OF SOLID IYOEY.After Hvde. only. He points out, too, that in the two-handed game one of theallied kings becomes a subordinate piece, called by the Persians andArabs, Farzin or Wazir, the Queen of our European game.
Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.) · Chess · Playing cards · Games
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