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

... by some authorities to Pahunedes, a Grecian hero of the Trojan war, about 1080 n.c. The word chess is derived from the Persian shah, king; and checkmate, or shalimat, means king confounded or overcome. But not only in Persian but in Sanscrit and other ...