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A World of Chess

Autor Jean-Louis Cazaux, Rick Knowlton
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 iun 2017
With more than 400 illustrations, and detailed maps, this immense and deeply researched account of the history of chess covers not only the modern international game, derived from Persian and Arab roots, but a broad spectrum of variants going back 1500 years, some of which are still played in various parts of the world. The evolution of strategic board games, especially in India, China and Japan, is discussed in detail. Many more recent chess variants (board sizes, new pieces, 3-D, etc.) are fully covered. Instructions for play are provided, with historical context, for every game presented.
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ISBN-13: 9780786494279
ISBN-10: 0786494271
Pagini: 408
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.68 kg
Editura: MCFARLAND & CO INC

Notă biografică

Jean-Louis Cazaux is a historian of chess and expert in chess variants. His book A World of Chess with Rick Knowlton (McFarland, 2017) is a reference in the field. This book has been edited by Paul Rapoport. It is completed with an Online Appendix conceived by H. G. Muller who has also provided two original contributions in this volume. http://history.chess.free.fr/mcmtc/appendix/

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With more than 400 illustrations, and detailed maps, this immense and deeply researched account of the history of chess covers not only the Persian and Arab game familiar to most Westerners for the past 500 years, but also variants going back 1500 years that are still being played in some parts of the world.