das indische Vierschacli.

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über das Tschaturanga vollständig zu lesen gaben, erschienen im Illustrated Lon-don News (1854, S. 18, 67, 106, 219, 267, 675; 1855, S. 85, 118, 259, 381, 459), undwurden dann abgedruckt im Chess Player’s Chronicle (1854, S. 218 — 220 , 251—254,297—304; 1855, S. 41-51, 76—81, 141-150,209 -214,373—375). Die Observationsgehen aber nicht wmiter als bis zum X. Capitel der neuen Bearbeitung, welche imJahre 1860 erschienen ist. Eine deutsche Uebersetzung brachte die Wiener Schach-Zeitung 1855, S. 119—123, 159-163, 193-199, 233-238, 277-284, 313—321:Einige Bemerkungen über den Ursprung des Schach. Von Dr. Duncan Forbes.Ein Bericht erschien in der spanischen Zeitschrift El Ajedrez (1862, S. 12—14, 31— 33): Apuntes sobre la historia del ajedrez en los tiempos antiguos, per E. R. y C.(Estractamos de la historia de Duncan Forbes, toda esta esplicacion del ajedrezprimitivo.) So wurden Forbes Charlatanerien allgemein verbreitet.

The || History of Chess y |[ from the time of the |[ early invention ofthe game in India , || tili the period of || its establishment in western andcentral || Europe . || By || Duncan Forbes, L. L. D., (| professor of orien-tal languages in King’s College, London. || London : || Win. H. Allen & Co.,Leadenhall Street. || 1860. || 8vo. || VIII + 312 -f- LX Seiten -+- 3 Tafeln.

Frederic Madden und Howard Stauuton gewidmet. Das leider unzuverlässigeBuch hat folgenden reichen Inhalt:

Chapter I. Introduction — Three periods of Chess — The Primaeval — TheMediaeval, and the Modern.

Ch. II. Chaturanga, or the Primaeval Hindu Chess — Ancient Writings of theHindus.

Ch. III. Chaturanga continued — Translation of the Sanskrit Text — Movesand Powers of the Pieces — Technical Terms of the Game, Illustration of the Po-sition, called Vrihannaukä.

Ch. IV. Chaturanga continued — Theory and Praxis of the Game — Cases ofUncertainty.

Ch. V. Chaturanga concluded — Gradual Change into the Shatranj, or MediaevalGame — The two Games contrastod.

Ch. VI. Shatranj, or Mediseval Chess — Introduction of the Game from India into Persia , in the Reign of Naushiravän — Firdausi’s Shähnäma — Arrangementof the Pieces on the Board — Their Moves and Powers.

Ch. VII. Shatranj continued — On the Invention of Chess in India — Accordingto the Historians of Persia and Arabia .

Ch. VIII. Shatranj continued — Account of Oriental Manuscript Works on' Chess in the British Museum , and the Library of the Royal Asiatic Society, &c. —Oriental Problems by the Caliph Mutasim Billah and ’Ali Shatranji.

Ch. IX. Shatranj continued — Theorie and Practice of the Shatranj, or Me-diseval Chess — Relative Value of the Pieces — On the Giving of Odds — Of the

live Classes of Chess Players — Oriental Problems by ’Adall and Diläram.

Ch. X. Shatranj concluded — On the Openings or Battle Array — End Gamesor Positions Won by Force — End Games Drawn by Force — Diagram of BattleArray — Six Problems illustrative of End Games Won or Drawn, per force.

Ch. XI. Enlargement of the Indian or Primaeval Chess Board . — Various Al-tcrations in its Form, and in the Männer of Playing the Game — Timur’s GreatChess Board — Hyder Ali’s Chess Board .

Ch. XII. Introduction of Chess from Persia into Arabia — Art of BlindfoldPlay — Chess at the Courts of the Ummiya, and ’Abbäside Caliplis — Progress ofthe Game towards the West.

Ch. XIII. On the Introduction of Chess into the Lower Empire by the Persians .

Ch. XIV. On the Introduction of Chess into Western Europe by the Arabs .

Ch. XV. Early References to the Game of Chess in Europe — Chess in France and Germany — Chess in Scandinavia — Chess in England — Chess in Italy —Chess in Russia .

Ch. XVI. Modern Oriental Chess — Chess in Abyssinia — Chess in Syria andArabia — Chess in Egypt — Chess in Hindüstän.

Ch. XVII. Chess to the Eastward of Hindüstän — Chess in Burmha — Chessin Sumatra — Chess in Java — Chess in Malacca — Chess in Borneo . — Chessin China.