Excerpt from Guide to the Game of Draughts Another way in which this book differs from its predecessors is, that Often two, three, .or more variations will be found in one column, the variation commencing at the tep, whether a Draw, or a B. Win, or a W. Win, being so marked at the bottom and intermediate variations, although denoted by separate numbers, 'if like the variation at the top, have no separate mark, as the same mark applies to them; but if they give a different result, that result is mentioned immediately after the variations. An important feature of this work is, that much original play of a high class, because played with Wyllie and Martins and other fine players, is here for the first time presented to the public. In the Ayrshire Lassie, for instance, var. 26 at the 2nd. Move, 10 15 is the only play given by Anderson and Others. 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.