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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: The First Patterns of Chess
Chapter 2: The Chess Pieces
The King
The Rook
The Bishop
The Queen
The Knight
The Pawn
Chapter 3: Check, Checkmate, and Stalemate
Chapter 4: Chess Notation
Chapter 5: Three Special Moves and the Five Ways to Draw
Castling
En Passant
Pawn Promotion
The Five Ways to Draw
Chapter 6: Introduction to Chess Tactics
En Prise
Fork
Pin
Chapter 7: Opening Principles
Control the Center
Develop the Pieces
Shelter the King
Chapter 8: Two More Tactics
Discovery
Undermining
Chapter 9: The Endgame
King and Pawn Endings
Checkmate with a King and Queen against a Lone King
Checkmate with a Rook and King against a Lone King
Rook Endings
Chapter 10: Middlegame Lessons from the Great Paul Morphy
Paul Morphy versus Count Isouard and the Duke of Brunswick
Paul Morphy versus Daniel Harrwitz
Pierre Charles de Saint Amant versus Paul Morphy
Final Words
Appendix A: Quick Guide to the Openings
Appendix B: The Moves and Rules of Chess
Appendix C: Extra Checkmate Practice
List of Other Books
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