Chapter 1 The current opinion on the origin of draughts

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Different opinions of the past                The forefather of draughts: alquerque

Chapter 2 This view is only speculation

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 About reasoning  About etymology   Argument against   Murray’s supposed   First record of

                                                         Murray                  sources                     jeu de dames

Chapter 3 The position of draughts and chess after 1500

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Spain: draughts more        Germany:   England/Flanders:     France: draughts   Holland: chess

important than chess?       ditto?         signs with draughts     more popular       hardly played

                                                                                          than chess

Chapter 4 Eighteenth century: chess influenced by draughts

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Influence from draughts on Philidor’s strategic ideas   

Chapter 5 Draughts and the new chess queen

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Fierge and    Polish          About             A wrong        2x dama    Creation    Dama and      Draughts in medieval France:

Regina          draughts      etymology       identification                     of dama    chess queen    very popular

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                                                              Alfonso ms.

Chapter 6 Alquerque was draughts

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Gaming box    Expressions with French             The wrong etymology

                      merelle = 'draughts singleton'      of French dames = 'draughts'

Chapter 7 Two medieval draughts varieties

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Greek/Roman and Arab gaming pieces

Chapter 8 How old is the long king?

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Two Spanish words for draughts

Chapter 9 Draughts in the Antiquity