Studies of chess : $b Containing Caïssa, a poem, by Sir William Jones; a systematic introduction to the game; and the whole Analysis of chess
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"Studies of chess" by F. D. Philidor is a chess treatise written in the early 19th century. It blends a systematic introduction to the rules with strategic maxims, annotated examples, and an extended analysis of play, framed by the allegorical poem Caïssa. The volume aims to teach both fundamentals and practical strategy through clear explanations, revised terminology, and step‑by‑step games.
The opening of this volume provides transcriber and editorial notes, then a preface that praises chess as a gymnasium of the mind and explains revisions to the Analysis, including clearer notation (“two squares” for a pawn), dropping “retake” for “take,” and distinguishing “divergent check” from “double check.” It presents the contents and the poem Caïssa, which mythologizes the invention of chess through Mars and the nymph Caïssa, personifies the pieces, and dramatizes a narrated game to checkmate. A Systematic Introduction follows, defining the board, pieces, movement, castling, promotion by re
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