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