THE

CHESS-PLAYER'S

HANDBOOK.

A

POPULAR AND SCIENTIFIC INTRODUCTION

TO THE

GAME OF CHESS,

EXEMPLIFIED IN

GAMES ACTUALLY PLAYED BY THE GREATEST MASTERS

AND

ILLUSTRATED BY NUMEROUS DIAGRAMS

OF

ORIGINAL AND REMARKABLE POSITIONS.

BY

HOWARD STAUNTON, ESQ.

Second Edition, Revised.

LONDON :

HENRY G. BOHN, YORK STREET, COVENT GARDEN

MDCCCLXI.