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Chess: The History of a Game (Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics) by Richard Eales
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Chess: The History of a Game (Hardinge Simpole Chess Classics)

by Richard Eales

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Not since Murray in 1913 has there been a seriously researched history of chess which is also readable. Eales concentrates on what can be identified through archaeological and written evidence. The key text for lovers of chess history.

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:52 -0400)

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