... country he and his whole jj'tewill be the guests of the Sultan. This is hrst occasion since the conquest of Bagdad a * a Persian Shah has made his appearance -1 urkish soil, and there is some talk at Constantinople of taking the opportunity for pro- ...

... derived from Shah, and bore reference to the king or chief piece, whose checkmate is merely an English version of tbe Persian Shah-mat that is, the king is dead. This etymology shows that the game is, like the name, of Eastern origin. But no more ...

... has reference the King or chief piece, and when player cries Checkmate is merely repeating an English version of the persian shah-mat, which signifies the king is dead I have to thank a correspondent in South Africa for a very kind letter, which he ...