'Le Jeu d'Echecs' [anonymous French nineteenth-century handbill poem on the game of chess]:Biblio.com
Chess Anonymous French nineteenth-century handbill poem containing precepts on the game of chess entitled 'Le Jeu d'Échecs.'
Best.-Nr. 11283Date of publication and name of printer not stated 1840s Paris. 4 pp 16mo. Paginated 1 to 4. On a bifolium of wove paper. Fair on lightly-aged and creased paper with thin strip of previous mount adhering to inner margin of first page. A 96-line poem written in rhyming alexandrine couplets beginning 'Du noble jeu d'échecs la tactique savante Bannit de sa manoeuvre une ardeur imprudente Et dans sa stratégie il importe avant tout De juger et prévoir l'importance du coup.' The poem briefly sketches out the game's precepts and the merits of the individual pieces with reference to the following political and military figures: 'Le fameux Talleyrand' who possessed 'le grand talent d'attendre' Xenophon Moreau Varus Murat 'Les brillans cavaliers iront comme Murat Caracoler partout au plus fort du combat .'. Scarce no copy listed in the catalogue of the Bibliothèque nationale de France or on COPAC. See Image. Date of publication and name of printer not stated [1840s Paris?]. unknown
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