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Birth of the Chess Queen : A History
Birth of the Chess Queen A History
Author: Marilyn Yalom
Everyone knows that the queen is the most powerful piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred years without her. In India, Persia, and the Arab lands, where the game was first played, a general, or vizier (chief counselor to the king), occupied the square where the queen now stands. Not until the year 1000, two hu...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060090647
ISBN-10: 0060090642
Publication Date: 4/2004
Pages: 304
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Publisher: HarperCollins
Book Type: Hardcover
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A fascinating history of chess, including studies of feminine power, poetry, cultural shifts, and rules of chess itself.
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