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... invention being given some authorities Pa-lamedes, Grecian hero of the Trojan war, about D b.C- The word is derived from the Persian Shah, King Checkmate, or Shahmat, meaning King Confounded o-r overcome. England the game was played before the Norman Conquest ...

Published: Monday 14 September 1903
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3200 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

(CENTRAL HALL OLDHAM STREET SATURDAY BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS pra: Musical Programme pm: Birthday 9d over Mr E ..

... Elstob was everywhere his although badly Oldsst Came H E S S probably the oldest game in the world (gets its name from the Persian shah’ king) is rising to the crest of a new wave of world popularity Amsterdam bookmakers report record business on the Dutch ...

Published: Friday 11 November 1938
Newspaper: Manchester Evening News
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 3294 | Page: 12 | Tags: none