146; The Muzio Gambit 152; The Allgaier
Gambit, 162; The King's Rook's Pawn Gambit,
164; The King's Bishop's Gambit, 166; The
Gambit Declined, 180.

V. THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT 185-191
The Gambit refused, 188.

VI. IRREGULAR OPENINGS 192-214
The French Game, 192; The Sicilian Game, 193;
The Wing Gambit, 194; The Centre Counter
Gambit, 195; The Fianchetto, 196, Steinitz
Gambit, 213.

VII. ENDINGS OF GAMES 215

CHESS PROBLEMS 248

THE CHESS HANDBOOK.

CHAPTER I.

INTRODUCTION.

DESCRIPTION OF THE CHESS-BOARD AND MEN--ARRANGEMENT OF
THE MEN--THE KING--THE QUEEN--THE ROOKS OR CASTLES--THE
BISHOPS--THE KNIGHTS--AND THE PAWNS--THEIR MOVEMENTS,
POWERS, METHOD OF CAPTURING AN ADVERSE MAN, ETC.

DESCRIPTION OF THE CHESS-BOARD AND MEN.

The game of Chess is played by two persons, each having at command a
little army of sixteen men, upon a board divided into sixty-four
squares. The squares are usually colored white and black, or red and
white, alternately; and custom has made it an indispensable regulation,
that the board shall be so placed that each player has a white square at
his right-hand corner.

The following diagram represents the board with all the men arranged in
proper order for the commencement of a game:--

No. 1.

BLACK.
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| R*| N*| B*| Q*| K*| B*| N*| R*|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P*| P*| P*| P*| P*| P*| P*| P*|
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| | | | | | | | |
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| P | P | P | P | P | P |