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JUNIORBICLUB

... know the name chess 18 gerived from the Persian word ‘ . meaning king. And we know that ‘checkmate’ is derived from the Persian ‘shah mat’, meaning the king is dead. But did the Persians invent chess ? No one knows for sure. shah The fact is, the origin ...

Published: Friday 08 March 1974
Newspaper: Ripon Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 434 | Page: 15 | Tags: none

are Qunlit

... We know the name “chess derived from the Persian wo ‘shah’, meaning king. And know that ‘checkmate’ is dern from the Persian ‘shah ma meaning the king is dead. But ¢ the Persians invent chess? No o knows for sure. The fact is, the origin of che has been ...

Published: Friday 08 March 1974
Newspaper: Ripon Gazette
County: Yorkshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 406 | Page: 14 | Tags: none