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LIST OF CONTENTS

PART I

CHAPTER I

First Principles: Endings, Middle-game and Opennings

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1.

Some Simple Mates ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

3

2.

Pawn Promotion ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

9

3.

Pawn Endings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

13

4.

Some Winning Positions in the Middle-game ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

19

5.

Relative Value of the Pieces ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

24

6.

General Strategy of the Opening ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

25

7.

Control of the Centre ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

28

8.

Traps ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

32

CHAPTER II

Further Principles in End-game Play

9.

A Cardinal Principle ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

35

10.

A Classical Ending ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

37

11.

Obtaining a Passed Pawn ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

40

12.

How to find out which Pawn will be the first to Queen ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

41

13.

The Opposition ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

43

14.

The Relative Value of Knight and Bishop ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

50

15.

How to Mate With Knight and Bishop ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

59

16.

Queen against Rook ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

62

CHAPTER III

Planning a Win in Middle-game Play

17.

Attacking without the aid of Knights ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

68

18.

Attacking with Knights as a Prominent Force ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

71

19.

Winning by Indirect Attack ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

72