Chess Openings for Beginners (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Chess Openings for Beginners<br><br>The object of this unpretentious little work is to give the beginner a short sketch of the various ways, more or less tried and approved, of starting a game of chess. Except in a few cases of particular interest, the Opening has not been carried beyond the first six or seven moves on each side. Some of the Openings here given are very little practised at the present time; but they may, at any later time, be brought into favour again, there being a fashion in these as in other matters. A pleasant though unsystematic way of learning something of the Openings may be found in working out games by eminent players. Or, if a more complete course of instruction be desired, the reader may be recommended to consult Mr. James Mason's "Chess Openings," or "Chess Openings, Ancient and Modern," by Messrs. Freeborough and Ranken, the latter being the most complete English work on the subject.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>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.