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The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27,
by Various
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Title: The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893 An Illustrated Monthly
Author: Various
Editor: George Newnes
Release Date: October 9, 2009 [EBook #30222]
Language: English
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THE
STRAND MAGAZINE
An Illustrated Monthly
Vol. 5, Issue. 27.
March 1893
[Illustration: "BY HEAVEN," CRIED RUY LOPEZ, "THE DUKE SHALL FINISH HIS GAME!"
(A Game of Chess.)]
[Illustration]
A GAME of CHESS.
FROM THE FRENCH.
I.
King Phillip II. was playing at chess in the Escurial Palace. His opponent was Ruy Lopez, a humble priest, but a chess player of great skill. Being the King's particular favourite, the great player was permitted to kneel upon a brocaded cushion, whilst the courtiers grouped about the King were forced to remain standing in constrained and painful attitudes.
It was a magnificent morning. The air was perfumed with the orange groves, and t
The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 27, March 1893
by Various Authors