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'''Chess''' was an internationally famous casino in a houseboat moored near Istanbul from the early 1700's through the late 1800's.
'''Chess''' was an internationally famous floating casino.


The game of [[chess (nonfiction)]] is only game played at the casino.
[[Chess (nonfiction)]] is only game played at the casino.


The well-known illustration ''[[Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess]]'' records a famous game played at ''Chess'' between mathematician [[Alice Beta]] and gem detective [[Niles Cartouchian]].
The well-known illustration ''[[Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess]]'' records a famous game played at ''Chess'' between mathematician [[Alice Beta]] and gem detective [[Niles Cartouchian]].
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File:Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess.jpg|link=Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess|''[[Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess]]'' wins Pulitzer prize, hailed as "most entertaining illustration of our time."
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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* Alice Beta
* [[Alice Beta]]
* Niles Cartouchian
* [[Niles Cartouchian]]


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==


* [[Casino (nonfiction)]]
* [[Casino (nonfiction)]]
* [[Chess (nonfiction)]]
* [[Game (nonfiction)]]
* [[Game (nonfiction)]]


[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Casinos]]
[[Category:Casinos]]

Latest revision as of 19:43, 13 May 2017

Chess was an internationally famous floating casino.

Chess (nonfiction) is only game played at the casino.

The well-known illustration Alice Beta and Niles Cartouchian Play Chess records a famous game played at Chess between mathematician Alice Beta and gem detective Niles Cartouchian.

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Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference