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64 ance of their meanings often causes him much embarrassment, to say nothing of poor playing. For this reason the student should become thoroughly familiar with the language of Chess, studying the definitions of the technical terms and illustrating the positions on the Chessboard. The use of the board in studying the terms cannot be too strongly urged, for only in this way can a player recognize the character of the moves when he puts his study into practice. Then when he is a spectator of a game played by persons of experience—and much can be learned by observation—he will be familiar with the technical terms which apply to the various positions resulting from the moves.

The student must learn to play with both the White and the Black men, thus being able to play a game of defence or attack. In most books on the subject of Chess, it is generally understood that the