Chess and Checkers : the Way to Mastership · Chapter 1Information About This E-Text Edition

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Introduction
The History of Chess the History of Checkers
Part I: The Game of Chess
I. The Rules of the Game

Board and men The moves of the men Special terms Symbols for moves Chess laws

II. Elementary Tactics

Fundamental endings Relative value of the men How the different men cooperate Sacrificing

III. General Principles of Chess Strategy

King's Pawn openings Queen's Pawn openings The middle game

IV. Illustrative Games

Game No. 1: Jackson Showalter vs. Edward Lasker, Lexington, Ky., 1917

Game No. 2: Edward Lasker vs. Jose R. Capablanca, New York, 1915

V. Problems
Part II: The Game of Checkers
I. The Rules of the Game
II. Elementary Tactics
III. The Five Fundamental Positions

The first position The second position The change of the move The third position The fourth position The fifth position

IV. General Principles and Illustrative Games
V. Problems

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