Originally published in 1902. A well illustrated and informative book dealing with the various ways of starting a game of chess. Contents include: The Kings Knight's Opening - The King's Gambits - Various Openings - Little Practised Openings etc. Many of the earliest games books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Originally published in 1902. A well illustrated and informative book dealing with the various ways of starting a game of chess. Contents include: The Kings Knight's Opening - The King's Gambits - Various Openings - Little Practised Openings etc. Many of the earliest games books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

THE BY REV. E. E. CUNNINGTON, M. A. When thou with study deep hast toyld And over dulled thy bmine, Then us-this game, which will refresh Thy wits and it againe. SAULS Famous Cnme rf Chesse - 1614 -- 1899 -- CONTENTS. ---PAGE PREFACE . . . . . . . . ix DR. FRANKLTN MS ORAL O S F CHES . . . X CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTOR . Y . . . . . . I CHAPTER 11. RZOVES OF THF. MEN . . . . . . 7 CHECK A ND CHECKMATE, . . . . 16 CHAPTER 111. How MOVES A RE RECORDED. . . . . 23 GERMANO TATION . . . . . . 27 FORSYTNHO TATION ., . . . . 28 CHAPTER IV. CHESST ERMS . . . . . . 30 CHAPTER V. EASYCHECKMATE . S . . . . - 41 CHAPTER VI. STANDARCDH ECKMATES ., . . 78 Mate with King and Queen, . . . 78 Mate with King and Rook, . . . 80 Mate with King and Bishops . . . . 82 Mate with King, Bishop, and Knight . . 84 King and Queen v. King and Rook . ., 86 King and Queen v. King and Pawn at 7th . . 88 Icing and Rook v, King and Bishop or Knight . 89 CONTENTS . CHAPTER V11 . PACE PAWN P LAY . . . 92 Theory of Opposition . 95 Weakness of Rook Pawn . . . . 102 CHAPTER V111 . CHESS TRAPS AND STRATAGEMS . . . . 113 DamianoGambit . . . 142 CHAPTER IX . THE OPENINGS . . . . KIXGS KNIGHTS OPENING . . MGiauxo cLoa nPgiaen o . Italia . n . . . . Evans Gambit . . . Scotch Game . . . . Ruy Lopez Spanish . . FPeoturorKff n iRguhstssi a . n . . . . . . Three Knights . . . Philidors Defence . . . Ponziani Staunton . . . TOwthoe rKvnairgiahttiso n . s . . . . . . VARCIOenUtrSOe PGEaNmIeN . GS . . . . . . Danish Gambit . . . CFreenntcreh CGoaumnete . r Gam . bit . . . . Sicilian Game . . . . QQuueeeenn ss GPaawmnb iOt peni . ng .. . . Birds Opening and From Gambit English Game . . . . Vienna Opening . . . Steinitz Gambit . . . KingsBishop Opening . . CONTENTS. vii CHAPTER IX. - col t rrtaZ. ICINGS GAMBITS . . . . . . . Muzio . . . . . . . . Salvio . . . . . . . . Kie eritzky . . . . . . . Allgaier . . . . . . . . KingsBishnp . . . . . . Cunningham . . . . . . . Three Pawns . . . . . . . Icings Gambit Declined and Fallcheer Counter Gambit . . . . . . . IRREGUL O A PE R N INGS . . . . . . CIIAPTER X. GENERALH INTS . . . . . . . Forcing Pawn to Queen . . . . . POTTERSM INOR P RINCIPLES . . m . CHAPTER XI. GAMES WITH NOTES . . . CHAPTER XIT. END-GAMESW ITH NOTES . ., CHAPTER XIII. PROBLEMS. . . . . . . . CHAPTER XIV. CHAPTER XV. CHESS LITERATURE . . I, CHAPTER XVI. BRITISH CHESS CODE WITH INDEX ., PREFACE. A CHESS-WRITER, in these days, can lay little or no claim to novelty. His merits, if any, must lie in good arrangement and selection of materials, and in clearness and fulness of explanation. In this little work the writer has aimed to take nothing for granted, and chooses the risk of seeming tedious rather than the fault of passing too lightly over what a beginner might find difficult. The Table of Contents which is also a fair Index shows what he considers the best, that is, the most natural, arrangement. However, as each chapter is fairly complete in itself, the reader, after mastering the first four, may read the others in his own order only he is advised to reserve any close reading of Chapter IX. till he has carefully perused the rest of the book. The writer has pleasure in thanking Messrs. AngeIo Lewis and W. P. Turnbull for valuable advice and assistance willingly given on points on which he consulted them. Mr. James Mason has kindly read, and sanctions, the Chapter on The Openings.