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The Poem Scachs d’amor (1475). First Text of Modern Chess.
Language: en
Pages: 146
Authors: Govert Westerveld
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-07-26 - Publisher: Lulu.com

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The Obres e Trobes (the first book printed in Spain in 1474 in Valencia) is an art competition held on March 25 of that year. There are many poets who have poem
A Companion to the Queenship of Isabel la Católica
Language: en
Pages: 459
Authors: Hilaire Kallendorf
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-11-14 - Publisher: BRILL

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The queenship of the first European Renaissance queen regnant never ceases to fascinate. As fascists to feminists fight over Isabel’s legacy, we ask which rec
The Training of Isabella I of Castile as the Virgin Mary by Churchman Martin de Cordoba in 1468
Language: en
Pages: 173
Authors: Govert Westerveld
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-08-26 - Publisher: Lulu.com

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Today most chess historians agree that the weak chess queen, named "dame" in France as from the XIV century, changed to a powerful chess queen in Spain in 1475.
The Spanish Origin of the Checkers and Modern Chess Game. Volume III.
Language: en
Pages: 314
Authors: Govert Westerveld
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-10-18 - Publisher: Lulu.com

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Since 1987 we have defended in articles that the Spanish queen Isabella I of Castile (Isabel la Catolica) was the new chess queen (dama) on the chessboard. Othe
Woldouby's Biography, Extraordinary Senegalese checkers player during his stay in France 1910 – 1911.
Language: en
Pages: 238
Authors: Govert Westerveld
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-11-09 - Publisher: Lulu.com

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Every checkers player knows about Woldouby's famous position. This 21 year-old Senegalese drew a lot of attention in Paris in 1910 when he won against all chall