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The Game and PIay Of Chess

Chess is undoubtedly the oldest
anu .uosL scientific OF all sedentafy
amusements, originating IN lndla
about 5000 years ago It's history
may be diveded into three peIlodS'
FIRST lne age OF IhechaturanSa of
primitive indian game, eAtenulhs
from Its origin down to aoout the ON
century A. u. In The cnattiailS'
the moves of the men were almost
me same as in the present game, put
it was played by four persons anu
the combatants determined what
piece to move by the throw ct Dice.
second. The age OF the shattanJ, OIL
mideyal game embracing The peflod
between the 9Th and l6th centuries.
Early in this stage of its history the
game passed eastward INTO emma
and Japen, thence through Persia
into Europe, where it became during
the middle ages. the faVorlte indoor
mast time of the Court and the Clols-
Ter Third. Modern Chess includ-
ing the period from the commence
ment of the 10th century to the
present day.
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cedotes which adorn its annals, It's
venerable nomenclature, which mas
been transmitted through all the
changes of language, from the earl
lest tongues of the Indo-European
stock to the latest, in its singular
combination of idle amusement and
mental toll, and in the fascination
which it has ever exercised over It's
votaries chess forms a remarkable
chapter in the history of the world
Nations and countries have per-
ished yet this game, which imbibes
the very assence of oblivion, has Nv
ed and flourished since time I'M
memorable.
More universally loved than the
greatest of all earthly monarchs, 1t
has come down to US OF the 2Oth
century, spotless-unblemls
unchanged, to remain with US and
accompany us on our career across
old mother earth. and then, as Hal
lays Comet, to be wondered at and
enjoyed by our descendants. Near
ly every race OF man in the history
of the world has, at one time or an
other, cherished an almost immortal
fondneSs far chess.
1t was Napoleon's fond and ever
beloved companion on the dreary and
storm-washed island of st. Helena,
and his guide and oracle in many OF
his continental engagements, as eX-
emplified by the brillancy of his
campaigns Monarchs like Charlie
mango, Charles XII and Frederick
the Great, found pleasure and for
getfulness in the play of this most
fascinating of games. Success in
which as in war, consists-first, in
the art of disposing the lines of OPP
Grafton in the most advantageous
manner; secondly, in a skillful con-
centration of the forces of pieces
with the greatest possible rapidlty
upon the most important point of
your opponent or enemy's line of OPP
Grafton; and thirdly, that of combin-
ing the simultaneous employment of
this accumulated force upon the
position against which it is directed.
Let US suppose that game is in
progress; at a table are two per-
sons and upon the table is chess
board with chess men; each player
is in deep study. hinking-think-
ing, and the silence is so great that
a pin might be heard to fall, yet the
brain of each competitor is working
with lightning like rapidity, caIcul-
ating-planning their whole exist
ence is in the game, and they neither
see nor hear what is passing beyond
the board before them, and each
ones nervous system is strained to