H. J. R. Murray

A History of Chess

The Original 1913 Edition

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An epic work that took more than a decade to complete, A History of Chess, originally published in 1913, is a historic undertaking that shattered preconceptions about the game upon publication. Over a century later, Murray's research and conclusions, in which he argues that chess originated in India, are still widely accepted by most chess historians.Undertaking such a pioneering task, the scope of which has never been attempted before or since, Murray taught himself to read Arabic in order to decipher historical manuscripts on the game and its beginnings. His study unravels the history of the game as it evolved from its Asiatic beginnings, t… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-63220-770-8
EAN: 9781632207708
Produktnummer: 31915083
Verlag: Simon + Schuster Inc.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 912 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 104'688 KB
Auflage: Proprietary

Über den Autor

H.J.R. Murray was an English school inspector and prominent chess historian. His father was the first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary. Murray only published one other book during his lifetime, A History of Board Games Other Than Chess. He lived in England.