CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE PROBABLE ORIGIN AND

PROGRESS OF THE GAME OF CHESS.

CHINESE STORY, 2.—Indian ditto, 6.---Its Pro-

gress, 10.----Russia, 12.-Denmark, Iceland, Sweden,

&c. 13.-Africa 14.

CHAP. II. Page 15.

OF THE POWERFUL EFFECTS OF CHESS ON THE MIND

AND PASSIONS.

Anecdotes of William the Conqueror, 15.—King John, 16.

-Charles I.; Louis le Gros; Elector of Saxony, 17.-

Moorish Prince Juzaf; Canius Julius, 20.---The Kha-

lif Al Amin; Charles XII. 21.-Count Ferrand ;

Colonel Stewart and Lord Stair, 22.-Lord Sunderland

and Mr. Cunningham, 23.-German Prince 24.-Dr.

Franklin 26.-Tamerlane the Great; Craftsman, 27.-

Gentleman's Magazine, 28.-Critical Review, 29.-

M. Legalle; Philidor; Hoyle, 30.

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CHAP. III. 31.

OF THE DIFFERENT MODES OF PLAYING, AND THE VA-

RIOUS PIECES, &c. THAT HAVE BEEN USED.

The Chinese Game, 32.--Asiatic and African Chess

Boards, 34.-Indian and German Games; ancient

Chess-men, 35.-Danish Set; Chess-men of Charle-

magne, 38.—of Lewis XIII.; of Charles I. 39.—of

Prince Eugene; of Vanderwerf, 40.-Feeland Pieces;

Modern Indian ditto, 41.-The Philosopher's Game ;

Carrera's ditto, 42.-Arch Chess, 43.-Games-of the

Duke of Rutland, 44; Marshal Keith; Don John of

Austria; Duke of Weimar, 45; Rabelais; Automaton

Chess Player of M. de Kempelen, 46.-De Moivre's

Trick, 49.

CHAP. IV. 51.

OF CHESS PLAYERS, AND PUBLICATIONS ON CHESS.

Sovereigns-Blind-folded Players; Buzecca, Salvio, Sac-

chieri, 52, Sokeiker, 53.-Anecdotes of Philidor, 54.-

Good Chess Players, 57.--Stamma; Chess Clubs,

London and Paris: PUBLICATIONS; Jacob de

Casollis; Caxton, 58; Ruy Lopez; Carrera; Salvio;

Giachino Greco, or the Calabrois; Stamma, 59; Phi-

lidor; Lolli; Vida, 60; Twiss, 61.

CHAP. V. 62.

ETYMOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE GAME, PIECES, &c.

AND EXPLANATION OF THE TERMS MADE USE OF.

Etymology of the words Chess; King; Queen, 64; Bi-
shop, 67; Knight, 71; Pawn: TERMS MADE

USE OF; Castling, 74; Making a Pawn a Queen,

77; Check, 79; Double Check, 80; Checkmate; Check-

mate by Discovery; Blind Mate, 81; Smothered Mate;

Forced Mate; Stale Mate; Drawn Game, 82; La

Tavola; Gambit, 83; En Prise, 84.

Of the Board; The Pieces, 98.-The Pawns, 99.- The

Knight, 100; remarkable Properties of his, 101-

The Bishop, 102.-The Rook, 103.-The Queen; The

King, 104.-Of beginning the Game, 105.-General

Remarks, 107.-Relative Powers and Value of the

Pieces, &c. 108.

CHAP. VIII. 110.

LAWS OF CHESS, AND ELEMENTARY RULES FOR

PLAYING.

LAWS, 111.—RULES for Playing; A. On Opening

the Game, 116.-B. On Castling, 119.-C. On At-

tacking, 120.-D. On Capturing, 124.-E. On Ex-

changing, 126.-F.-On giving, or covering Check,

128.-G. On Defending, 130.-H. On Conclusions of

Games, 134.-Conclusion, 136.-Golden Rules, 138,

CHAP. IX. 139.

PRACTICAL EXAMPLES, INTRODUCTORY TO PHILIDOR'S

ANALYSIS.

Philidor's Mode of Beginning, 139.-Fool's Mate, 141.

-Scholar's Mate, 142.-Modes of preventing it, 143.-

Beginnings of Games, 146.-Regular Parties, 147.—

Gambits, 152.-Speedy Checkmate from bad play:

Games from the Calabrois, 155.

Mode of giving Checkmate with a Rook and a Bi-

shop against a Rook

306

Philidor's Legacy

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311

Observations on the Conclusions of Games, shewing

what may win, and what not

Elucidation of Philidor's Legacy

312

313

CHESS.

CHAPTER I.

HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE PROBABLE ORIGIN AND PROGRESS OF THE

GAME OF CHESS.

THE origin of Chess still remains a matter of dispute; of its high antiquity, however, there rests no doubt.

Some give the invention of it to Palamedes, during the siege of Troy (near twelve centuries before Christ); who endeavoured, by its introduction, to prevent that irksomeness amongst the Greeks, which the length of the siege threatened to render intolerable. But even allowing him to have been the inventor of a game at that period, it is not certain that the modern Chess has any great affinity to it.

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