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PREFACE.
and proportion to all others intended for actual play, the happy thought of distinguishing the Pieces appertaining to the King, so that no confusion can arise throughout the longest game between the King's Rooks and Knights and those belonging to the Queen.*[1] renders them peculiarly adapted for the purposes of Chess Analysis: and is of itself sufficient, we hope, to entitle them to the preference of those amateurs who are seeking to improve their play.
H. STAUNTON.
- ↑ * In the Registered Chessmen the King's Rook and Knight are distinguished from the same Pieces on the Queen's side by a small crown stamped on their summit.
