THE GEORGIAN CHESS IS FOUND - page 3
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There is a question: when this set was created? The big expert on ancient Georgian material culture, professor D. Tsitsishvili thinks that at the end of the 18th century or at the beginning of the 19th century. In our opinion of a figure owing to the form and style, belong to earlier period, namely – to the XVII-XVIII centuries.
It is we drew a conclusion after the first acquaintance with the Georgian chess. The following word belongs to special scientific experts.
Finding of the Georgian chess is of great importance not only for understanding of centuries-old Georgian chess culture, and for studying of applied art of the Georgian masters for the last three the last century.
Of course, society will meet findings of the Georgian chess with pleasure. But everything isn't limited to it. We hope that it is possible to find a lot more rare things in families or literary monuments which will take up a question ancient the Georgian chess culture. Therefore their stay and studying is necessary.
T. Giorgadze, M. Vadbolski. "Lelo". 29.11.1957, No. 142(1156)
The used literature: Tengiz Giorgadze. "Chronicle of the Georgian chess", book 3, Tbilisi, Publishing house of "Metsniereba", 2000.
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The Georgian chess is attractive and attractive the appearance. The form of their figures bears in itself the Georgian national look. Completely the set didn't remain, doesn't get one is white also two black pawns. Each figure is executed from elephant and a bull of bones.
The hand of the skilled master is felt. They are executed distinguished and with taste. Figures are issued by a ligature of traditional spirals and plants characteristic for the Georgian ornament. The head of a horse is characteristic for a relief of ancient Georgian miniatures and sculptures.
The castle form, both in this set, and in Bagrationi_mukhransky's figures is very interesting. It is necessary to notice that similar we don't see a spherical form in ancient European or east chess. The Indian castle and, especially, Iranian and Central Asian chess is characteristic a bird Rukh (a mythical bird). Description of this spherical form possibly only approximately. It is known that in the Georgian chess terminology sometimes Ku (Bishop) was called by a castle. Term (the translation the Turtle) as professor M. Shalamberidze speaks, arose from similarity with the device for punching of walls of towers. From above these cars were very similar to turtles. Therefore Georgians by analogy with this figure called a turtle. If we adopt this provision, then it is clear why the chess figure "Castle" has a spherical form, and in this case the head of a turtle is stylized with the located architectural detail above.
It is interesting, but still it isn't found out, the second couple it has no one feature why one couple horses (one white and one black) has a mane. Some rule of the game in ancient Georgian chess is connected with it of which we can don't know.
THE GEORGIAN CHESS IS FOUND
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The best representatives of ancient Georgian literature in the creativity sang of chess, its rich and attractive world. In life of the Georgian people chess takes a place of honor, chess concepts took roots in a daily spoken language.
All this not incidentally as the inner world of chess well corresponded to life of the Georgian nation of full fight and wisdom. Therefore the Georgian people early became related with chess (in the VII-VIII centuries).
Except the data which remained in literature and folklore we don't know what there was chess which our ancestors had in the course how they looked, from what and how did them? The curtain covering all this would open only after finding of chess of that time. The following fact confirms that such truly Georgian chess had to exist.
In ancient Georgia in a rich family the marrying girl in together with other values was endowed by chess. They were executed from an ivory. Here the historical document which was issued in 1712 by the Tsar Vakhtang VI Tamar Batonishvil. In this "To the book given" it is written: "From secular knig:1 – the Hero in a tiger skin - one, Leila and Mejnun – one...., Chess for game – one, the Backgammon – one..."
Fortunately, the set of incidentally remained Georgian chess was found recently. These are unique chess, some figures from which we bring here, belongs to professor of Tbilisi art Academy D. Tsitsishvili. It got them at the famous collector A. Gabunia. Here too a castle from Bagration-Mukhransky's collection.
