Chess Strategy

by
Edward Lasker

Translated by J. du Mont


CONTENTS

TRANSLATOR’S PREFACE
AUTHOR’S PREFACE

PART I
Chapter I. INTRODUCTORY
    I. Rules of the Game
    II. Notation
Chapter II. HINTS FOR BEGINNERS
    Elementary Combinations
    Simple Calculation
    Complications
Chapter III. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CHESS STRATEGY
    Introductory
    Balance of Attack and Defence
    Mobility
Chapter IV. THE OPENING
    Development of the Pieces
    On Losing Moves
    Examples of Practical Play
    Pawn Play
    Pawn Skeleton
    The Centre
  A. King’s Pawn Games
  B. Queen’s Pawn Games
  C. Irregular Openings
Chapter V. THE END-GAME
    End-games with Pieces
    Pawn Endings
    Mixed Endings
END-GAMES FROM MASTER-PLAY
    Teichmann-Blackburne (Berlin, 1897)
    Ed. Lasker-Rotlewi (Hamburg, 1910)
    Blackburne-Schlechter (Vienna, 1898)
    Bird-Janowski (Hastings, 1895)
    Steiner-Forgacz (Szekesfehervar, 1907)
    Charousek-Heinrichsen (Cologne, 1898)
Chapter VI. THE MIDDLE GAME
    General Remarks
    Evolution of the Pawn Skeleton
    Objects of Attack
    “Backward” Pawns
    On Fixing a Weakness
    Weaknesses in a Pawn Position
    Breaking up the King’s Side
    Doubled Pawns
    Illustrations—
    v. Scheve-Teichmann (Berlin, 1907)
    Marshall-Burn (Ostend, 1907)
    Manoeuvres of the Pieces Open Files and Diagonals
    Example—
    Fred. Lazard-Ed. Lasker (Paris, 1914)

PART II
ILLUSTRATIVE GAMES FROM MASTER TOURNAMENTS
     1. Tartakower-Burn (Carlsbad, 1911)
     2. Leonhardt-Marshall (San Sebastian, 1911)
     3. Spielmann-Prokes (Prag, 1908)
     4. Tarrasch-Capablanca (San Sebastian, 1911)
    4a. Howell-Michell (Cable Match, 1907)
    4b. X. v. Y
     5. Griff
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