As before stated, the game of Chess consists of three parts:
The OPENING, _i.e._, the strategical disposition of the forces; the MIDDLE
GAME, _i.e._, the campaign, and the END GAME.
The Middle part of the game commences where the Opening ceases, and here
the player is thrown upon his own resources.
The End Game commences where the Middle Game ceases, and this latter stage
of the game is a study in itself. In the majority of cases the treatment of
the End Game is a matter of intuition. The student may, however, be
assisted by the knowledge of general principles, and by familiarity with
certain standard positions, which frequently occur in practice. Examples of
these positions, and the methods of dealing with them, will be given in the
following pages.