Chess Collection (page 4)

Caxton / King and Queen
KING & QUEEN

Caxton / Philosopher
The philosopher teaches the king to rule through the allegory of Chess

Caxton / First Pawn
THE FIRST PAWN - representing the common man and labourer without whose work the nobles cannot rule. He stands on the board before the Rook (officer of the king) whom he serves

Chess on Timor
Chinese ladies playing chess on the island of Timor

Indian Chess Game
A European and a native Indian play a game of chess, while servants hold flambeaux to illumine the board : probably illustrating a work of fiction

Boys Play Dominoes
Evening relaxtion at the Kings Youth Hostel, Dolgelly, Wales, as dominoes and chess are played

Knights Play Chess
Two English knights relax over a game of chess, though a colleague seems to be urging them to leave the chessboard for the battlefield

Joseph Henry Blackburne
JOSEPH HENRY BLACKBURNE English chess champion, at the time of his winning first prize at the Berlin chess tournament. Date: 1841 - 1924

Johannes Zukertort
JOHANNES HERMANN ZUKERTORT Polish chess master

Napoleon Plays Chess
On Saint Helena, Napoleon plays chess with one of the English officers

Chess Game Duboy 18C
A smartly-dressed young man studies the pieces on a chessboard

50 Chess Games at Once
Playing fifty games of chess simultaneously. Bogoljubow wins forty games, loses two and draws eight to Aljechin at Monaco

Kempelins Automaton Chess Player
Wolfgang von Kempelins Automaton Chess Player. It was created in Germany, was widely exhibited, and eventually reappeared in New York in 1845

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