... by some authorities to Palamedes, a Grecian hero of the Trojan war, about 1(180 a.r. The word chews is derived from the Persian shah, king; and checkmate, or shahmat, means king eonfounded or everts - mfg. . But not only in Persian, but in Fninacrit ...

... the only game sanctioned by priesthoods of all beliefs. The principal piece in the game derives its name, king, from the Persian Shah, or ruler. Many men whoee names have gone down to poeterity, such as Charlemagne, Tamerlane, Frederick the Great, Chance ...

... the only game sanctioned by priesthoods of all beliefs. The principal piece in the game derives its name, king, from the Persian Shah, or ruler. Many men whose names have gone down to posterity, such Charlemagne, Tamerlane, Frederick the Great, Charles ...

... and How the Sen, Brother to the Son and King ot the Pour and Twenty Umbrellas,” an anticlimax essentially Oriental. The Persian Shah takes title upon the plan, making up in number what each lacks length. Bis ia « Shah-in-Shaih,” King The Rose Delight,” ...