The Mjddie Game in Chess having been sold out, the
question of a reprint became urgent.
An artist in the true sense of the word, the author was
not satisfied with a mere reprint of the work as it stood,
successful though that has been. Instead of this line of
least resistance, he set out to write an entirely new book,
in which the experience and concentrated thought of the
last twelve years have found a happy expression. .
The really outstanding positions from the old book
have been retained, but treated in a manner far more
concise and easy to comprehend.
At the same time, new and profound ideas are illus-
trated by positions from the very latest master pract ce.
True to the pioneer spirit, which is perhaps the most
striking feature of the author s character, he gives his
readers, in Chapter I of Part II, a lucid exposition of
those bugbears of the average player, the trans1tion stages
between Opening and Middle Game and between Middle
Game and End Game.
For the first time in the history of chess literature,
this important subject finds adequate and authoritative
treatment.
My thanks are due to my friends F. W. Allen and
D. Castello for reading the proofs.
J. DU MONT
This Dover edition, first published in 1980, is a republication of
the
fourth, revised edition as published by David McKay Company
in
1938. The main text is unabridged, but a two-page Lis of
Illustrative
Positions has been omit ted .
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 79 55840
Manufactured in the United States of America
Dover Publications, Inc.
I THE MATERIAL BASISOF THE GAME
I The Elements: Space, Time, Force
2 The Pieces and their Management: The
Pawns,The King, The Other Pieces.
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of Chess .
2 Threats
In STRATEGYANDTACTICS
2 The Position as a Whole. . .
3 Construction and Execution of the Plan.
+ Tactical Po~ibilities
P RT II.
THE MIDDLE GAME
I Between the Opening and the Middle Game
2 Between Middle Game and End Game.
II SUPERIORITYIN POSITION
2. Various Means of Exploiting an Advantage
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