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