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Studies of Chess

by F. D. Philidor

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Author
Philidor, F. D. (François Danican), 1726-1795
Title
Studies of chess : Containing Caïssa, a poem, by Sir William Jones; a systematic introduction to the game; and the whole Analysis of chess
Original Publication
London: Printed for Samuel Bagster, 1803.
Credits
Aaron Adrignola and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Language
English
LoC Class
GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
Subject
Chess
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 78804
Release Date
June 2, 2026
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.STUDIES OF CHESS; CONTAINING CAISSA, A POEM,
  2. 2.Untitled
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.Untitled
  5. 5.CAÏSSA.
  6. 6.Untitled
  7. 7.Untitled
  8. 8.CHAPTER I. Elementary Institutes . — THE PIECES
  9. 9.CHAP. II. General Maxims .
  10. 10.Untitled
  11. 11.First Essay EXAMPLE I.
  12. 12.Second Essay . — FIRST SCALE OF POWERS.
  13. 13.EXAMPLE VI. THE SECOND ESSAY CONTINUED FROM THE TWENTY-SECOND COUPLET.
  14. 14.The Scholar’s-Mate .
  15. 15.EXAMPLE XV. Game of Involved Combinations ,
  16. 16.Untitled
  17. 17.Untitled
  18. 18.Untitled
  19. 19.Untitled
  20. 20.Philidor’s Gambits . FIRST GAMBIT,
  21. 21.SECOND GAMBIT,
  22. 22.THIRD GAMBIT,
  23. 23.The Cunningham Gambit , WITH TWO BACK GAMES:
  24. 24.Untitled
  25. 25.The Queen’s Gambit ,
  26. 26.Regular Parties .
  27. 27.First Regular Party ,
  28. 28.Second Regular Party ,
  29. 29.Third Regular Party ,
  30. 30.Fourth Regular Party ,
  31. 31.Fifth Regular Party ,
  32. 32.Sixth Regular Party ,
  33. 33.The Salvio Gambit .
  34. 34.Second Party OF THE SALVIO GAMBIT,
  35. 35.Supplements to former Games .
  36. 36.Practical Mates
  37. 37.METHOD
  38. 38.A PARTY,
  39. 39.METHOD
  40. 40.CONCLUSION OF A PARTY,
  41. 41.CHECK-MATE,
  42. 42.VARIANT GAME,
  43. 43.A DRAWN GAME,
  44. 44.A DRAWN GAME,
  45. 45.A DRAWN GAME,
  46. 46.A DRAWN GAME,
  47. 47.A DRAWN GAME,
  48. 48.OBSERVATIONS
  49. 49.THE Laws of Chess . — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X. — XI. — XII. — XIII. — XIV. — XV. — XVI. — XVII.
  50. 50.GAMES — Count BRUHL’s Party.
  51. 51.ANOTHER MATCH,
  52. 52.THIRD MATCH.
  53. 53.APPENDIX. ON DISPUTED POINTS.
  54. 54.BOOKS
  55. 55.Untitled

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