The Chess Player, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint)

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Chess Player, Vol. 1That such are the requirements of the Chess-world at the present period we have abundant testimony from the steadily-increasing sale of the work, and from the nu merous correspondents which our exertions have called forth, many of whose suggestions are far too valuable for us to neglect. We did hope for advice and cc-operation; but we were not prepared for the kindness and sym Inthetic good-will with which such hints have invariably been accompanied, and which deserve and receive our gratitude, and stimulate us to fresh exertions in our labour of love.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.