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by
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PICTURE
HISTOROYF
CHESS
by
FreWdi lsno
DovePurb lications, Inc.
NewY ork
TO MY WIFEM ARCIA
whosleo veen,c ouragepmaetnite,na cnedu, n derstanding
madet hibso opko ssible.
"Cheslsi,kl eo vlei,km eu sihca,st hpeo wetrom akem enh appy."
-Dr.S iegbeTratr rasch
Copyri<D g1h9t8b 1y D ovePru bltiicoaInsn,c .
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CopyriCgohntv entions.
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Ltd.3,0L esmiRlola dD,o nM ilTlosr,o nOtnot,a rio.
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A Picture HoifsC thesosri yas n eww orkfi,r psutb libsyh ed
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InternatSitoannadla Brodo kN umber0:- 486-23856-3
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Introcdtuion
Cheshsa sb eeno neo fm an'sp rincifpoarlm osf m entarle creatfioorn
over fhiuvned reyde arsI.th ass ervemdi llioanssa pleasadnitv ersiao n,
gratefeuslc apaen da healtchoym petitoiuvtel eFto.ra preciofuesw c,h ess
hasb eent hes ourcoefs uchi ncrediibnlsep irataisto onr endeirt dse fini
tioans a "game"a misnomeTro. t heg reamta stercsh,e sissa na rt.
Fromt he methodical Phiwlaisdt ohref, i rwtsohtd o e veloap s cientific
chessst ratetgoyt ,h ea mazincgr,e atigveen iuosfB obbyF ischecrh,e shsa s
grownf roma n amusemenotf t he aristrionctroaa ctyr uliyn ternational
sporTto.d ayc hesiss p racticbeyd h underdso fs eriopurso fessioannadl s,
itse normoupso pularhiatsyd onem uch toc reatree spebcett weetnh ose
whoa reo therwisseep aratbeydp olitiacnadl cultduirfafle rences.
Althougmhu ch hasb eenw ritteonn ches(sn ear4l0y ,0v0o0l umes),
therhea sn evebre ena book whiactht emptteodi llusttrheah tiest oorfy
"TheR oyaGla me"i na lilt ass pectIsnc. o mpilitnhgi s bIoh oakv es ought
them osta rrestpiincgt uroefst hep layertso,u rnamenatnsd i ndividual
matchetsh ath avem adet heg amef amousW.h ileo ftene,s peciawliltyh
then ineteenth-cemnatsutreyr msy, choicwea sl imiteId h,a ve always
trietdou set hem ostr epresentative ilolfum setnr aantdei voennst Mso.s t
oft hei llustraatrieos ncsa rcaen dc omef romu nusuaslo urceasn,d m any
haven otb eenp revioupsulbyl ished.
Chessi so neo ft hosfee wf ielodfsh umane ndeavowrh ereh,o wever
temporaroinleyh ,a st hec hancteo a chiepveer fectIifoI nh .a ves ucceeded
inc apturionngl ys omeo ft hef ascinatainodgn l amouorf t heh istoarnyd
legenodfc hesIsw ,i lble m ostg ratified.
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tombo ft hea ncieEngty ptiqaune eNne fertWaarsit .h e Saracterna deirnIs t alIyts. t eadiinlcyr eaisnpe odp aurlity
queepnl ayisnogm ien cipfioremno tfc hess 4o,v00e0y re ars ins piotfes omei nitoipaplo siftrimoo tnh eC hurcwhh,i ch
agoW?e don otk now apnrdo banbelvyew ri ll. considcehreeasdg s a mblgianmge ,a ndt heorresefi nful.
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precurosfo rtm hoed ergna meo fc hesosr iginianIt endd ia asi tMsu slicmo untersphaarttru annttjih lse e cohnadl off
int hes ixcthe ntyu A.rD.T hiwsa sc allcehda rtaungaan d, thef itfeenctehn tuTrhye.n c ertaiinnn ovatsiuocnahss
accordtion gl egenidn,ev nwtaebdsya nI ndipahinl osophecra stleinnp ga,s saanndti nrceastihnpego weorfs the queen
to symbolizeo ptpwoos ianrgm ie(sc hartanugmae ans andb ishwoepr e devtioas cecde letrhaett eem po thofe
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Durintgh en ex5t0 0y earcsh esssp retahdr oughAosuita , rulefosr p layicnhge sassw ek now tiotd ahya db ecome
firsPte rtsoai nadl ater toa nCdJh aipnaaCn h.e swsa si n- standard.
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