The young folk's cyclopædia of games and sports ; (1899)
Champlin, John Denison, 1834-1915, Bostwick, Arthur Elmore, 1860-1942, joint author · New York, H. Holt and company · leaf 196
ttle played here, how-ever, before 1825. In 1858 PaulMorphy, an American, was Chesschampion of the world, and he isconsidered by some the finest playerthat ever lived. The forms of Chessmen have variedfrom time to time. The Persiansand Arabs, and other Mohammedanpeoples, being forbidden by… … Circular Chess Board. tures. The last figures on page 185show examples of modern Chessmen. CHIVALRY l88 CHLORATE OF POTASH In the Middle Ages the game wassometimes played by monarchs withliving Chessmen in a court yard pavedto represent a Chess board, as shownon page i86. A circular chess-boardwas…
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