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exact facts about the origin of the game are murky. But it is generally accepted that a version of the game was played in India as early as 500 A.D. It spread to Persia, where it acquired the name, chess, from the Persian word for King, Shah. Arabic peoples learned the game when they conquered Persia in the 7th century and carried it with them into Europe when they invaded Spain in the 10th century. There is also reason to believe that the game was introduced into Europe by traders and travelers returning from the Byzantine world. Whatever the origins, the nature of the game has remained much the same for hundreds of years, although the playing pieces have varied in strange and fascinating ways. or design-oriented people, it is the evo- Flution of the chesspeople that is probably more interesting than the evolution of the game itself From the earliest versions of the game, the cast of characters has included an all powerful figure—a King—standing at the center of his army. He was aided and abetted by a counselor on either side, a soldier mounted on an elephant, horse or camel (depending on which animal was indigenous to the locale) and a charioteer or rukhkh at the extreme flanks. In front of this hierarchy stood a line of foot soldiers. era to era, and country to country, Ft he characterization of chesspeople varied reflecting political, social and cultural institutions. In Medieval Europe, for instance, when the Church exer- 171) 111'1'( 111 11'1"711 11\1 1 1(1' 111"""1111 ( 11)1 11 111 ► 1, , rrr 4,\\ 11\lr 1\lil' ■ 1 ) 1 1 1 ccl i\\ 4 11',1 'iici I Iii i( , (,,,,„d1. \,\11(s'll Il'il l'I' ll i 1,1 1 ;:.:1 'S .1,: .,, 11 /ii*.- (t1.1 1(titiic Illilliii III 1 I U 1H1111111111111( 11 1 11 11 111 ? 1 I , ii"1\ 1 1 111 1) 1111 \11 11111\ 1 1 1 \ 1\1 191 :::j: 1 111( 1111:1 1 1111 I 1 111 11 i 1 1,i l I I i 11 I II 1 I l ia. , 11 l'ill( 111 7.,..: ''frewiso 1 II I 141kq k 111„1111 \ illit)ii II s i i I , „ ,,,,,-,i:A ;IA% ;0 \‘'‘'.;”:— ;.. , " 'Ill \\i\ \ 1 .\ ,`..i illui „.....,„,... .. ._. )111 111'hq III \I \I'll\ IiiViii11)) 1 1 Ii i i 19th century Indian The illustrations by Frank Riccio are adapted from photographs from the picture collection of the New York Public Library and from photographs in the book Chessmen, by Frank Greygoose G 1979 by Frank Greygoose, published by David & Charles, Ltd., Great Britain. cised considerable power in affairs of state, a Bishop replaced the original counselor at the King's side. The King's castle replaced the charioteer at the extreme flanks, but retained the name "rook" from the original rukhkh. And during this chivalrous age, the soldier on horseback became the Knight—a most essential figure in the defense of the King's domain. lin hundreds of years, the moves and objectives of the game have hardly varied. But the images in which the pieces were created show tremendous breadth of imagination and skill. Indian and Persian sets created for fabulously wealthy potentates were marvels of
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