ying over carefully the illustrative games, the learner will also
see, at each opening, the variations made by experienced players in
accordance with circumstances. As great a variety of actually played
games has been given as was possible in a work of such limited scope. To
this end the games of the distinguished players of different nations
have been introduced, classified according to the different openings;
and thus the reader will find the combined genius and skill of the old
heroes like Philidor, Morphy, Staunton, Anderssen, Harrwitz, Evans,
Montgomery and Cochrane, together with such recent masters as Lasker,
Steinitz, Schlechter, Pillsbury, Marshall, Tarrasch, Janowsky,
Tchigorin, and many other players of world-wide celebrity. The basis of
this work is Staunton's "Chess Player's Handbook;" but other standard
books have been drawn upon to fit it to be a manual for the beginner of
to-day.

In order to insure perfect accuracy, all the lessons and games have been
carefully gone over on the board after being put in type.

NAMES OF PLAYERS.

ANDERSSEN, 91, 93, 98, 165, | MARACHE, 94, 110.
206, 207, 212, 214. | MARSHALL, 190.
BIERWIRTH, 200. | MEAD, 92.
BLEDOW, 132, 140. | MEEK, 110.
BOUCHER, 57. | MONTGOMERY, 80, 184, 201, 206,
BUCKLE, 86. | 208, 209.
CAPDEBO, 79. | MORPHY, 57, 58, 59, 60, 65, 91,
CHENEY, 85. | 94, 98, 200, 203, 206,
CLEMENTS, 204. | 207, 210, 211, 212, 214.
COCHRANE, 72, 111, 125, 166. | NEW YORK, 108, 109, 202.
DANIELS, 126. | PERIGAL, 178.
DER LAZA, 96, 140, 141, 159. | PETROFF, 66, 73.
DESCHAPELLES, 111. | PHILADELPHIA, 108, 109, 202.
DESLOGES, 180. | PHILIDOR, 60.
EVANS, 114, 135, 136, 166. | PILLSBURY, 67, 188.
GHULAM CASSIM, 161. | PINDAR, 201.
HARRWITZ, 58, 59, 79, 86, 113, | POPERT, 85, 122, 141.
210, 211. | POTIER, 65.
HENDERSON, 114. | PRETI, 203.
HILLEL, 93. | ROUSSEAU, 131.
HORWITZ, 80, 83, 114, 132. | SCHLECHTER, 188.
JAENISCH, 73. | SCHULTEN, 132.
JANOWSKY, 190. | ST. AMANT, 84, 136, 137.
JONES, Dr., 208, 209.