Chess Strategy
           Second Edition (1915) 
            Edward Lasker
           CONTENTS
   A Note on the PDF Version
   TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE
   AUTHOR'S PREFACE 
   PART I 
   I. INTRODUCTORY 
       I. Rules of the Game 
       II. Notation 
   II. HINTS FOR BEGINNERS 
        Elementary Combinations 
        Simple Calculation Complications 
   III. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CHESS 
   STRATEGY
        Introductory 
        Balance of Attack and Defence
        Mobility 
   IV. THE OPENING 
      Development of the Pieces 
      On Losing Moves 
      Examples of Practical Play 
      Pawn Play 
      Pawn Skeleton 
      The Centre 
      A. King's Pawn Games 
      B. Queen's Pawn Games 
      C. Irregular Openings 
   V. THE END-GAME 
      End-games with Pieces 
      Pawn Endings Mixed 
      Endings 
   END-GAMES FROM MASTER-PLAY 
      Teichmann-Blackburne (Berlin, 1897) 
       Ed. Lasker-Rotlewi (Hamburg, 1910) 
       Blackburne-Schlechter (Vienna, 1898) 
       Bird-Janowski (Hastings, 1895) 
       Steiner-Forgacz (Szekesfehervar, 1907) 
       Charousek-Heinrichsen (Cologne, 1898) 
   VI. THE MIDDLE GAME 
       General Remarks 
       Evolution of the Pawn Skeleton 
       Objects of Attack 
       "Backward" Pawns 
       On Fixing a Weakness 
       Weaknesses in a Pawn Position 
       Breaking up the King's Side 
       Doubled Pawns 
       Illustrations—
          v. Scheve-Teichmann (Berlin, 1907) 
          Marshall-Burn (Ostend, 1907) 
          Manoeuvres of the Pieces Open Files and Diagonals 
          Example—
               Fred. Lazard-Ed. Lasker (Paris, 1914) 
   PART II 
   ILLUSTRATIVE GAMES FROM MASTER 
   TOURNAMENTS 
    1.Tartakower-Burn (Carlsbad, 1911) 
    2.Leonhardt-Marshall (San Sebastian, 1911) 
    3.Spielmann-Prokes (Prag, 1908) 
    4.Tarrasch-Capablanca (San Sebastian, 1911) 
        4a. Howell-Michell (Cable Match, 1907) 
        4b. X. v. Y 
    5.Griffith-Gunston (London, 1902) 
    6.Mason-Gunsberg (New York, 1889) 
    7.Marshall-Tarrasch (Hamburg, 1910) 
    8.Blackburne-Em. Lasker (Petrograd, 1914) 
    9.Salwe-Marshall (Vienna, 1908) 
    10.Teichmann-Amateurs (Glasgow, 1902) 
    11.Schlechter-Janowski (Paris, 1900) 
    12.Teichmann-Rubinstein (Carlsbad, 1911) 
    13.Teichmann-Schlechter (Carlsbad, 1911) 
    14.Spielmann-Tarrasch (San Sebastian, 1912) 
    15.Aljechin-Niemzowitsch (Petrograd, 1914) 
    16.Yates-Gunsberg (Chester, 1914) 
    17.Berlin-Riga (1908-1909)