Excerpt from The Art of Chess-Play: A New Treatise on the Game of Chess The tone In which an author handles his subject, and the rating he bears on the ship's books by public admission, must ever be taken into consideration, in judging how far he has rightly exercised his privilege to borrow from his neigh bours, and equals only, in knowledge. The very nature Of Chess-play, like that of chemistry or mathematics, renders any treatise necessarily imperfect, unless In some measure based upon the stores and discoveries Of past and contem porary collectors. In making honourable acknowledgment of similar Obligations, it must be evident this cannot be done to the very letter, though the spirit must be ever before us. I cannot undertake to particularize from what Chess author I take the leading move of King's Pawn two squares on commencing a game! 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.

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