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PREFACE A third edition of Znosko-Borovsky's pioneer work, The Mjddie Game in Chess, having been sold out, the question of a reprint became urgent. An artist in the true sense of the word, the author was not satisfied with a mere reprint of the work as it stood, successful though that has been. Instead of this line of least resistance, he set out to write an entirely new book, in which the experience and concentrated thought of the last twelve years have found a happy expression. . The really outstanding positions from the old book have been retained, but treated in a manner far more concise and easy to comprehend. At the same time, new and profound ideas are illustrated by positions from the very latest master practice. True to the pioneer spirit, which is perhaps the most striking feature of the author's character, he gives his readers, in Chapter I of Part II, a lucid exposition of those bugbears of the average player, the trans1tion stages between Opening and Middle Game and between Middle Game and End Game.

CONTENTS PART 1. GENERAL REMARKS PAGE

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THE MATERIAL BASIS OF THE GAME I The Elements: 2 The

Space, Time,

Pieces and

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Force

Management:

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Pawns, The King, The Other Pieces. . 3 The Co-ordination of the Elements as the Basis of Chess .

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IDEAS IN CHESS I Objects to follow and how to attain them 2 Threats

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STRATEGYAND TACTICS

For the first time in the history of chess literature, this important subject finds adequate and authoritative treatment.

I Preliminary and Inner Analysis of a Position 2 The Position as a Whole. . .

My thanks are due to my friends F. W. Allen and D. Castello for reading the proofs. J. DU MONT

+ Tactical Po~ibilities

3 Construction and Execution of the Plan.

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I THE STAGESOF THE MIDDLE GAME I Between the Opening and the Middle Game 2 Between Middle Game and End Game.

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PART II. THE MIDDLE GAME

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This Dover edition, first published in 1980, is a republication of the fourth, revised edition as published by David McKay Company in 1938. The main text is unabridged, but a two-page List of Illustrative Positions has been omitted.

International Standard Book Number: 0-486-23931-4 Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 79-55840 Manufactured in the United States of America Dover Publications, Inc. 180 Varick Street New York, N.Y. 10014

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SUPERIORITYIN POSITION I Superiority in the Various Elements 2. Various Means of Exploiting an Advantage

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