The American Hoyle; or, Gentleman's hand-book of games: (1874)
[Dick, William Brisbane] [from old catalog] · New York, Dick & Fitzgerald · leaf 352
44 O DRAUGHTS. »> SEVENTY CRITICAL POSITIONS, TO BE WON OR DRAWN BY SCIENTIFIC PLAY. — FROM STURGES’ CELEBRATED COLLECTION. *** Throughout these Critical Situations the White are supposed to have occupied the lower alf of the board ; their men are, consequently, moving upward. No. 2. White to move… … * This situation occurs in a great number of games, and ought to be well understood, t This situation often occurs when each player has equal men on different parts of tho l< ard ; Black, however, not being able to extricate those meu, it becomes a draw
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