Chess History and Reminiscences
Development of the Game of Chess throughout the AgesBy Henry Bird
Length7h 20m
About this audiobook
Chess History and Reminiscences is a book about the history if chess by English chess player Henry Bird. The author's goal is to trace the ancient origins of the game of chess, beginning with what is known from India, Persia and China. He tracks the changes that happened in the game of chess into the final modifications in the mid-15th century and surveys the rise of interest in chess in England and other parts of the world. The book provides a historical look at some of the earliest games notated.
Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length7 hrs 20 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 1, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE
7CHESS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
2CHESS HISTORY AND REMINISCENCES: CONCERNING THE ORIGIN OF CHESS
8NATIONAL CHESS. CHESS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. BELFAST, (THE MOST RECENT MEETING).
3CHESS NOTES AND REFERENCES
9BLINDFOLD CHESS
4CHESS HISTORY AND REMINISCENCES: THE ORIGIN AND EARLY HISTORY OF CHESS
10THE GAME OF CHESS
5AS TO THE SUPPOSED ORIGIN OF CHESS
11THE HABITS AND IDIOSYNCRACIES OF CHESS PLAYERS (MYSELF)
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6THEORIES AS TO THE INVENTION OF CHESS
12INTERDICTIONS OF CHESS
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