Chess -- Chess Strategy

Chess Strategy

Chess Strategy

Author: Edward Lasker
        translated by J. Du Mont

CONTENTS



TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
AUTHOR'S PREFACE

PART I

I. INTRODUCTORY

     I. Rules of the Game
    II. Notation

II. HINTS FOR BEGINNERS

     Elementary Combinations
     Simple Calculation
     Complications

III. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CHESS STRATEGY

     Introductory
     Balance of Attack and Defence
     Mobility

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

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)

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. Griffith-Gunston (London, 1902)
     6. Mason-Gunsberg (New York, 1889)
     7. Marshall-Tarrasch (Hamburg, 1910)
     8. Blackburne-Em. Lasker (Petrograd, 1914)
     9. Salwe-Marshall (Vienna, 1908)
    10. Teichmann-Amateurs (Glasgow, 1902)
    11. Schlechter-Janowski (Paris, 1900)
    12. Teichmann-Rubinstein (Carlsbad, 1911)
    13. Teichmann-Schlechter (Carlsbad, 1911)
    14. Spielmann-Tarrasch (San Sebastian, 1912)
    15. Aljechin-Niemzowitsch (Petrograd, 1914)
    16. Yates-Gunsberg (Chester, 1914)
    17. Berlin-Riga (1908-1909)
   17a. Maroczy-Berger (Vienna, 1908)
    18. Em. Lasker-Capablanca (Petrograd, 1914)