Birth of the Chess Queen A History

Name: Birth of the Chess Queen A History
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ISBN: 9780060090654

ISBN-10: 0060090650

ISBN-13: 9780060090654

Edition: N/A

Authors: Marilyn Yalom

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List price: $14.95
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 4/26/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


Selected Rulers of the Period



The Mystery of the Chess Queen's Birth



Chess Before the Chess Queen



Enter the Queen!



The Chess Queen Shows Her Face



Spain, Italy, and Germany



Chess and Queenship in Christian Spain



Chess Moralities in Italy and Germany



France and England



Chess Goes to France and England



Chess and the Cult of the Virgin Mary



Chess and the Cult of Love



Scandinavia and Russia



Nordic Queens, On and Off the Board



Chess and Women in Old Russia



Power to the Queen



New Chess and Isabella of Castile



The Rise of "Queen's Chess"



The Decline of Women Players


Epilogue


Notes


Index