Excerpt from The Grand Tactics of Chess, an Exposition of the Laws and Principles of Chess Strategetics, the Practcal Application of These Laws and Principles to the Movement of Forces: Mobilization, Development, Manoeuvre, and Operation This system is deduced from the play of the greater Masters; and those processes by which they gained their renown are herein formulated and put into lan guage for the first time. The principles which govern these processes are sim ple and clearly stated. These comprehend every Situa tion possible on the chess board, and, given the points occupied by the opposing kings, then the proper posi tions for the remaining pieces are readily depicted by the student who has mastered this theory. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.