Synopses & Reviews
Contents Include: Some Account of the origin and History of the Game of Chess - Book 1: The Chess-Board and Chess-Men, Pawns and Movements of the Latter, Recommendations to a Beginner, Simple Checkmates - Notation of the Moves - Technical Terms in Chess-Playing - Relative Worth of the Chess-Men - General Rules and Recommendations for a Learner - Simple Checkmates - Regulations for Playing - Preparatory Game - Book II: The King's Bishop's Opening - The Greco-Counter Gambit - Queen's Bishop's Pawn Defence - Book III: Petroff's Defence - The Giuoco Piano - The Evans Gambit - The Scotch Gambit - The Two Knight's Defence - Staunton's Opening - Knight's Game of Ruy Lopez - Philidor's Defence - Greco-Counter Gambit in the King's Knight's Game - Centre Gambit - The Vienna Opening - King's Bishop's Gambit - Salvio-Cochrane Gambit - Muzio Gambit - Allgaier-Kieseritzky Gambit - Cunningham Gambit - King's Gambit Refused - The Queen's Gambit - The French Game - Sicilian Game - The Centre Counter Gambit - Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Opening - The Inverted Sicilian - The Holland Game and Fianchetto