text_original: The game was delightful : he knew himself to be a skilful player, he was determined, to win if he could ; and he saw that he must abide by the rules of the chess board for the one reason among others that if he did not do so he could not be per  mitted to hold his place in the competition.
text_transcription: THE GAME WAS DELIGHTFUL HE KNEW HIMSELF TO BE A SKILFUL PLAYER HE WAS DETERMINED TO WIN IF HE COULD AND HE SAW THAT HE MUST ABIDE BY THE RULES OF THE CHESSBOARD FOR THE ONE REASON AMONG OTHERS THAT IF HE DID NOT DO SO HE COULD NOT BE PERMITTED TO HOLD HIS PLACE IN THE COMPETITION
phonemes: ðə ɡˈeɪm wʌz dᵻlˈaɪtfəl : hiː nˈuː hɪmsˈɛlf təbi ɐ skˈɪlfəl plˈeɪɚ, hiː wʌz dɪtˈɜːmɪnd, tə wˈɪn ɪf hiː kˈʊd ; ænd hiː sˈɔː ðæt hiː mˈʌst ɐbˈaɪd baɪ ðə ɹˈuːlz ʌvðə tʃˈɛs bˈɔːɹd fɚðə wˈʌn ɹˈiːzən ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚz ðæt ɪf hiː dɪdnˌɑːt dˈuː sˌoʊ hiː kʊd nˌɑːt biː pɜː mˈɪɾᵻd tə hˈoʊld hɪz plˈeɪs ɪnðə kˌɑːmpətˈɪʃən.