Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Joshua Sturges's Guide to the Game of Draughts: In Which the Theory and Practice of That Scientific Recreation Are Clearly Illustrated, Including One Hundred and Seventy-Two Critical Positions
Mr. Walker generally designates the variations by letters; occasionally by numbers; while Sturges in his original edition referred to them by numbers, same as in Sinclair. In the present edition, I collate the several games under their several openings, transposing the numbers of the squares in those games which begin with the high numbers, - as game 12 - and subdivide some few of the openings into parts for convenience of reference. At the foot of each variation is noted where it is found in Walker's Sturges; and Payne's games are also credited. $5 indicate improved moves. Erroneous variations which Sturges corrected himself, I enclose in brackets. Those points where I think Sturges's play can be corrected, I call attention to by letters, and by referring to the end of the opening, the correcting play will be found; also, at the back of the book, I give the play of some additional corrections discovered by myself and others while the games were going through the press. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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.
