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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
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2.
Pawn Promotion
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 9
3.
Pawn Endings
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4.
Some Winning Positions in the Middle-game
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5.
Relative Value of the Pieces
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6.
General Strategy of the Opening
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7.
Control of the Centre
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8.
Traps
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CHAPTER II

Further Principles in End-game Play

9.
A Cardinal Principle
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10.
A Classical Ending
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11.
Obtaining a Passed Pawn
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12.
How to find out which Pawn will be the first to Queen
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13.
The Opposition
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14.
The Relative Value of Knight and Bishop
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15.
How to Mate With Knight and Bishop
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16.
Queen against Rook
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CHAPTER III

Planning a Win in Middle-game Play

17.
Attacking without the aid of Knights
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18.
Attacking with Knights as a Prominent Force
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19.
Winning by Indirect Attack
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