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... Turkey he and his whole suite will the guests of the Sultan. This is the first occasion since the conquest of Bagdad that a Persian Shah has made his appearance on Turkish soil, and there is some talk at Constantinople of taking the opportunity for proposing ...

Published: Thursday 17 November 1870
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 1183 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

12 WESTERN DAILY PRESS SATURDAY OCTOBER 15 1988 Est 1858 NO 42046 Vol 252 Full steam ahead for the Nineties

... game puts tale in doubt too Scholars believe chess began in India or Persia The word checkmate” is said to come the Persian shah mat” (the king dead) And Queen change He” bei had but the French made him and then it’s said the virgin THE seventh Hoechst ...

Published: Saturday 15 October 1988
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 1699 | Page: 12 | Tags: none

LOCAL NOTES & NEWS

... appeal. There imany citizens competent in business successful in business who would hay* Mr Adams' job for the revenue of a Persian Shah. But it is work that must b done, and this fine cause is fortunate in having one who not only does not mind but seem* ...

Published: Tuesday 24 May 1927
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 2233 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

(C) WESTERN DAILY PRESS Saturday October 1 1980— PAGE 17 Piggott poised for big Ascot pay-off TOTI DOUBLE: 200 230

... adrift on Queensway Sportsman Broome ended by sharing runner-up position with 18-year-old Michael Mac Persian Shah Machine Smith) 449 equal Persian Shah (M Mac) Queen’s Way Sportsman (D 453 The Mexicrep l Courtway clear 303 2 Ashmore ( Harris) clear 311 ...

Published: Saturday 11 October 1980
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 4284 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

Brassington for Glouces-ire victory original Test Old droppi Still his own tinning summer NIGEL :P -old ..

... 456 secs: 4 Funest (H Nooren Hoi-land) 4 faults 421 secs The Embassy Stakes: Carousel ( H Parot France) clear 651 secs 2 Persian Shah (J McVean Aus) clear 689 secs Fleldmaster (Mlsa Bradley) clear secs Lasko Floxo at last Eccles back Stephen Eccles returns ...

Published: Saturday 28 July 1979
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 3630 | Page: 17 | Tags: none

Chess

... century our era. There are many theories as to the origin of the name, but the word Checkmate may have derived from the Persian Shah-mat meaning the king is dead. may be that the game was known in India 3000 8.C., and that passed to Persia and came ...

Published: Friday 27 February 1942
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 177 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

Chess

... French eschecs and our • checks, from which get chess The derivation of checkmate is thought to come from the Persian shah-mat, which signifies the king is dead. T.J. ...

Published: Friday 28 July 1939
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 202 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

ORIGINS- Chess

... Eschecs and cur -Checks. from which we set chess. The derivation of the word Checkmate 1S thought to come from the Persian Shah-mat, which signifies The king is dead. T.J. ...

Published: Friday 26 October 1945
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 193 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

FATE OF THE PERSIAN

... FATE OF THE PERSIAN SHAH’S GRIEF; TABRIZ ILLUMINATED. mas ASSOCIATION FORFIGN SPSCIAL.) TEHERAN, Wednesday. ticket fcrand in Ura pocket the wawin Amin-e»-SnHan were the words, Member, Nam her 41 the Society National PWais, bat no placo Tosifienco was ...

Published: Thursday 05 September 1907
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: | Words: 271 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

RUSSIA AND ENGLAND

... join those of India Afghanistan, tbo key of tho Indian Ocean must be our case not the land Afghan Emirs, but that of the Persian Shahs. Ths possibility of this junction should not consequently distract the attention of tha Russian Government from what so ...

Published: Wednesday 15 January 1902
Newspaper: Western Daily Press
County: Bristol, England
Type: Article | Words: 1082 | Page: 8 | Tags: none