The Mode^m Chess Instrttcior 



BY W. STEINITZ. 



Part /. , 2jb Pages, Large Svo, $1^0 

 HANDSOMELY BOUND IN CLOTH EXTRA, GILT. 



G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS, Publishers, 

 New York : 27 & 29 West 23d St. London : 27 King William St., Strand. 



The first volume contains : Elementary Lessons for Beginners ; the Laws of the 

 Game; a Telegraphic Code; Essays on "Chess as a Training of Mind and How 

 to Improve" ; " The Modern School and its Tendency" ; " Relative Value of Pieces 

 and Principles of Play " ; the Analyses of the Ruy Lopez, Double Ruy Lopez, and 

 the Three and Four Knights' Game, the Scotch Gambit, the Two Knights' Defence, 

 Petroff's Defence, and Philidor's Defence, with Illustrative Games to each Opening, 

 together with an Appendix containing the games of the contest between Messrs. 

 Steinitz and Tschigorin, played at Havana, republished from the International Chess 

 Magazine, with revised and amended notes. 



This volume may be obtained from all booksellers in England and America or 

 direct from Mr. WILLIAM STEINITZ, P. O. Box, 2937, New York City. The 

 price is, for the present, $1.50 for America and bs, bd. for England. The author, being 

 desirous to make the book popular and accessible as regards its price to all classes of 

 chess-players, has made arrangements to sell a portion of the first issue at a cheaper rate. 

 But the expenses of the book, especially for transmission abroad, are very heavy, and 

 the price will therefore be raised for England to "js. bd. after October "^ist. Orders from 

 England, enclosing P. O. O. for 6^-. bd., and mailed up to that date to the author 

 direct, will be filled immediately, post free. 



PART II., which most probably will be ready in September, l8go, is planned to 

 conclude the analyses of all the openings. It will be published at $1.50 at least and per- 

 haps at $2.00, bound in the same handsome form as Part I. Subscriptions to this volume 

 at the price of $1.00 are now open, and any subscriber who will send that amount to 

 the author shall receive a copy, post free, on publication. The author reserves his 

 right to increase the subscription price for later applicants or to close the subscriptions 

 altogether at any time by announcement in the International Chess Magazine. 



Secretaries of Chess Clubs will greatly oblige by bringing this circular to the 

 notice of the authorities of their societies as well as of individual members of their 

 respective clubs. W. STEINITZ. 



