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Tragedy of Shah-Maat
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Uploaded: 03/23/08 7:29 PM GMT
Tragedy of Shah-Maat
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Chess originated from India but propagated through the world by the Persians (Iranians). In fact, the equivalent of the word "Chess" in all Indo-European groups of languages ,e.g. English, French, German, Spanish, Italian...(all branches of Sanskrit), is a derivative of the Persian word "Shah-Maat" meaning checkmate. Thus, "Chess", "Echec", "Schachi", "Ajedrez" ....and even "Shakhmaati" (Russian) are all modified forms of "Shah-Maat". Ironically, and interestingly, the word "Chess" in Persian is "Shatranj", a derivative of the original Sanskrit "Chatooranka". The word "Shah-Maat" is used only in its original meaning i.e. Checkmate (=Demise of the Shah) which is what I have tried to portray in this shot.
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.curiousgeorge57
03/23/08 9:59 PM GMT
Wow! Very interesting word history! Great macro shot, I like how it looks like the knight is swallowing the king. Well done!
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Life is far too important to be taken seriously. -Oscar Wilde
Allthough i play chess for years now, a lot of your narative above was not known to me. The angle of the image is nicely choosen, and the unsharp horse adds to the shot, as does the overal reddish color. Thanks for the info and the posting !
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Hy B. Very interesting narrative and a very impressive photo.
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Thanks for the history lesson and the innovative approach. I like the way the knight frames the "dead shah".
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"Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." -- Benjamin Franklin
COOOL!..I like the original idea and the interesting narrative!..my compliments!!
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Adriana....:)
Very interesting narrative and I think that the shot fits the message!
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