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... Chess ( board game ) : see Shōgi . Japanese Chin ( dog ) : see Japanese spaniel . Japanese Civil Code , or MIMPō , body of private law adopted in 1896 that , with post- World War II modifications , remains in effect in present - day ...
... Chess ( board game ) : see Shōgi . Japanese Chin ( dog ) : see Japanese spaniel . Japanese Civil Code , or MIMPō , body of private law adopted in 1896 that , with post- World War II modifications , remains in effect in present - day ...
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... Chess- ington , which also has an ancient church and is known for its zoo . Coombe was the birth- place of John Galsworthy , 20th - century play- wright and novelist . Edward Gibbon , the 18th - century historian , attended school at ...
... Chess- ington , which also has an ancient church and is known for its zoo . Coombe was the birth- place of John Galsworthy , 20th - century play- wright and novelist . Edward Gibbon , the 18th - century historian , attended school at ...
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... Chess problem in which the Knight is required to cover all 64 squares of the chessboard in successive moves without touching any square more than once and , sometimes , to return on the last move to the square where it began . There are ...
... Chess problem in which the Knight is required to cover all 64 squares of the chessboard in successive moves without touching any square more than once and , sometimes , to return on the last move to the square where it began . There are ...
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