Chapter I: INTRODUCTION Page 7

The Chess-Board and Men--Moves and Powers of
the Pieces and Pawns--Notation Used to
Describe their Movements--Technical Terms of
Chess--Illustrations of Technical
Terms--Relative Value of the Chess
Forces--The Chess Code, or, Laws of the
Game--General Rules and Observations--Maxims
and Advice for an Inexperienced
Player--Preliminary Game.

II. KING'S KNIGHT'S OPENING 51-115
Damiano Gambit, 52; Philidor's Defence, 54;
Petroff's Defence, 61; Counter Gambit in the
Knight's Opening, 68; The Giuoco Piano, 74;
Captain Evans's Gambit, 88; The Two Knights'
Defence, 95; The Knight's Game of Ruy Lopez,
97; The Queen's Pawn Game, or Scotch Gambit,
101; The Queen's Bishop's Pawn Game in the
King's Knight's Opening, 116.

III. THE KING'S BISHOP'S OPENING 116-137
The Two Kings' Bishops' Game, 116;
McDonnell's Double Gambit, 120; The Lopez
Gambit, 121; The King's Knight's Defence in
King's Bishop's Opening, 127; Counter Gambit
in the King's Bishop's Opening, 128; The
Queen's Bishop's Pawn's Defence in the King's
Bishop's Opening, 130; Queen's Bishop's
Pawn's Opening, 134.

IV. THE KING'S GAMBIT 138-184
The King's Gambit proper, or King's Knight's
Gambit, 138; The Cunningham Gambit, 142; The
Salvio Gambit, 144; The Cochrane Gambit,
146; The Muzio Gambit 152; The Allgaier
Gambit, 162; The King's Rook's Pawn Gambit,
164; The King's Bishop's Gambit, 166; The
Gambit Declined, 180.

V. THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT 185-191
The Gambit refused, 188.

VI. IRREGULAR OPENINGS 192-214
The French Game, 192; The Sicilian Game, 193;
The Wing Gambit, 194; The Centre Counter
Gambit, 195; The Fianchetto, 196, Steinitz
Gambit, 213.

VII. ENDINGS OF GAMES 215

CHESS PROBLEMS 248

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