... 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 ...

... Morphy a nd Sta unton to F ischcr and Spas ky. l did not know, although it is obvious, that Check-mate derives from the Persian, Shah-mat, meaning the King Anyone who plays t his is dead. Anyone who plays t his game, however badly, will probably enjoy, ...

... Morphy a nd Sta unton to F ischcr and Spas ky. l did not know, although it is obvious, that Check-mate derives from the Persian, Shah-mat, meaning the King Anyone who plays t his is dead. Anyone who plays t his game, however badly, will probably enjoy, ...

... ng new exhibition. And the timing could not be better, says TIM STANLEY. T HE world of Arab caliphs, Turkish sultans, Persian shahs and Mughal emperors is one of extraordinary glamour. The current exhibition 'Heaven on Earth: Art from Islamic Lands' offers ...

... ng new exhibition. And the timing could not be better, says TIM STANLEY. T HE world of Arab caliphs, Turkish sultans, Persian shahs and Mughal emperors is one of extraordinary glamour. The current exhibition 'Heaven on Earth: Art from Islamic Lands' offers ...

... trimmed length space in occupied where the blue A CCORDING to Sir John Malcolm, envoy of the East India Company to the Persian Shah Fath 'Ali in 1801- 2: 'When the king is seated in public, his sons, ministers, and courtiers, stand erect, with their hands ...

... A CCORDING to Sir John Malcolm, envoy of the East India Company to the Persian Shah Fath 'Ali in 1801- 2: 'When the king is seated in public, his sons, ministers, and courtiers, stand erect, with their hands crossed, and in the exact place of their rank ...