Treasure of Ancient Thinkers
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The history of chess playing presents a lot of riddles and puzzles. A new game "shatrandzh" was originated in India and then appeared in Europe, where it was transformed into modern chess. The offered book is a kind of introduction into the history of this sophisticated game, its links with other spheres of culture, the status of this game among state leaders and public figures, scientists, philosophers and poets. Moreover, the book is supplied with the most recent information about the latest championship.
