... around 700 AD and spread via Persia and Arabia to Europe The words ‘chess’ and ‘checkmate’ are thought to derive from the Persian ‘shah’ (king) and ‘shah mat’ (the king is dead) The traditional chess game can take so long that pub players have developed a ...

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... are unable to pay'for far exceeded what was done in any other line of life. A St. Petersburg newspaper, referring to the Persian Shah's proposed journey next spring, declares has good authority for saying that his Majesty will proceed direct to Russia ; ...