Jean-Louis Cazaux of Toulouse, France is a prolific author on chess and chess history. A scientist by profession, his breadth of knowledge and careful research bring chess history to its highest level.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments deletevi

Introduction

Chess of the World delete2 delete/ deleteAbout This Book

Part [...] of the Arabian Nights

1.Shatranj delete8

2.Muslim Chess Variants delete21

[...]'s Great Chess

4.Shatar

Part [...] in the Land of Monsoons

5.Chaturanga delete47

6.Chaturaji delete59

[...] and Giant Indian Chess delete64

[...] and Makruk

9.­Sit-Tu-Yin

[...] 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

[...] delete143

[...] Shogi and Dai Shogi delete154

20.Tenjiku Shogi delete163 delete delete

[...] Shogis delete167

[...] Shogi delete177

[...] Shogi

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

[...] Shogi

26.Taikyoku Shogi

Part V.Evolution and Revolution in Europe

27.Medieval Chess delete199

28.Rithmomachy delete211

[...] Alfonso's Games delete223

30.Courier Chess

[...]

[...]opean Chess

Part [...] Out of the Box

33.Knighted Chess Variants delete251

[...] Pieces on Board delete265

[...] and War delete280

[...] 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

[...] Modern Search Begins delete330 delete delete

45.Approaching the Question from Several Angles

Timeline

Notes

Bibliography

Index