A World of Chess

Its Development and Variations through Centuries and Civilizations

Jean-Louis Cazaux, Rick Knowlton (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

408 Seiten

2017
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-9427-9 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Jean-Louis Cazaux of Toulouse, France, is an accomplished author of chess and board game history. A scientist by profession, his breadth of knowledge and careful research bring chess history to its highest level. Rick Knowlton of Sarasota, Florida, has both studied and recreated historic chess sets from an early age. With a background in fine arts, he uses the Internet to bring chess variants and novelties to a worldwide audience.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deletevi

Introduction

Chess of the World delete2 delete/ deleteAbout This Book

Part I. Chess of the Arabian Nights

1. Shatranj delete8

2. Muslim Chess Variants delete21

3. Timur’s Great Chess

4. Shatar

Part II. Chess in the Land of Monsoons

5. Chaturanga delete47

6. Chaturaji delete59

7. Large and Giant Indian Chess delete64

8. Ouk and Makruk

9. Sit-Tu-Yin

10. Catur delete93

Part III. Gunpowder on the Chinese Board

11. Xiangqi delete98

12. Janggi delete109

13. Qiguo Xiangxi delete116

14. Sanguo Qi

15. Banqi

16. Doushouqi

17. Luzhanqi

Part IV. Generals and Mercenaries of the Rising Sun

18. Shogi delete143

19. Chu Shogi and Dai Shogi delete154

20. Tenjiku Shogi delete163 delete delete

21. Giant Shogis delete167

22. Wa Shogi delete177

23. Tori Shogi

24. Dobutsu Shogi (Let’s Catch the Lion!)

25. Ko Shogi

26. Taikyoku Shogi

Part V. Evolution and Revolution in Europe

27. Medieval Chess delete199

28. Rithmomachy delete211

29. King Alfonso’s Games delete223

30. Courier Chess

31. Gala

32. European Chess

Part VI. Chess Out of the Box

33. Knighted Chess Variants delete251

34. Fairy Pieces on Board delete265

35. Chess and War delete280

36. Round Chess delete284

37. Hexagonal Chess delete288

38. Four-Player Chess

39. Three-Player Chess

40. 3-D Chess

41. Extraterrestrial Chess

42. Chess960

Part VII. The Origins of Chess

43. Legends of the Creation delete327

44. The Modern Search Begins delete330 delete delete

45. Approaching the Question from Several Angles

Timeline

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	01.03.2017
Zusatzinfo	71 photos, 297 diagrams, 9 maps, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	680 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	0-7864-9427-1 / 0786494271
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-9427-9 / 9780786494279
Zustand	Neuware