Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 4. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 639
... pieces of wood , on a board divided into 64 fquares or houses ; in which chance has fo fmall a fhare , that be doubted whether a perfon ever lost a game may but by his own fault . it Each gamefter has eight dignified pieces , viz . a ...
... pieces of wood , on a board divided into 64 fquares or houses ; in which chance has fo fmall a fhare , that be doubted whether a perfon ever lost a game may but by his own fault . it Each gamefter has eight dignified pieces , viz . a ...
Page 641
... pieces , for fear of giving a ftale - mate inadver- tently , but always fhould leave room for his king to move . By way of corroborating what has been already faid with refpect to this game , it is neceffary to warn a player against ...
... pieces , for fear of giving a ftale - mate inadver- tently , but always fhould leave room for his king to move . By way of corroborating what has been already faid with refpect to this game , it is neceffary to warn a player against ...
Page 745
... pieces . But here again we are left in the dark , unless we knew the precife value of thefe pieces . Perhaps they might be equal to an hundred of our pounds , perhaps only to fifty . Befides , as they at first bargained with Samfon ...
... pieces . But here again we are left in the dark , unless we knew the precife value of thefe pieces . Perhaps they might be equal to an hundred of our pounds , perhaps only to fifty . Befides , as they at first bargained with Samfon ...
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