Studies of Chess, Vol. 1 of 2: Containing, Caïssa, a Poem, by Sir W. Jones; A Systematic Introduction to the Game; And the Whole Analysis of Chess (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Studies of Chess, Vol. 1 of 2: Containing, Caïssa, a Poem, by Sir W. Jones; A Systematic Introduction to the Game; And the Whole Analysis of ChessChess is distinguished from other games by the unhesitating suffrages of writers on education; by the cultivation of individuals in every illustrious order and honoured profession. Kings have not disdained its laws, nor generals to direct engagements on its field; mathematicians have examined its positions as problems, and calculated the force of specific combinations; divines have exercised contemplation in its vicissitudes. Teeming, through its varied progress and turns, with excitements to thinking, it is, by an essential tendency, a gymnasium of the mind.It is unnecessary to insist on the right of this game to be classed alone, as the distinction with which it is viewed, is a general sentiment.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.