The book of chess: containing the rudiments of the game, and elementary analyses of the most popular openings ; exemplified in games actually played by the greatest masters; including Staunton's analysis of the king's and queen's gambits, numerous positions and problems on diagrams, both original and selected; also a series of chess tales, with illustrations engraved from original designs ; the whole extracted and translated from the best sources (1857)
Agnel, Hyacinth R., 1779-1871, Staunton, Howard, 1810-1874 · New-York : D. Appleton & Co. · leaf 107
hat you cannot win; forexample : PA WAS AGAINST PAWNS. 9] SECOND POSITION. BLACK. H WA. -_—, #§§ w mm. mm^^mJ^mm Black to move. 1. Your best move is to takethe P., for if you do not youwill lose ; for example :Q. Kt. P. one. 2. Q. Kt. P. one. 3. Q. Kt. P. one. 4. Q. Kt. P. one. 5. Q. checks at Q.… … The two Pawns will win. Thoughthis is a simple and easy position, yetit is not indifferent with which Pawnthe White begins, for if he were toplay Q. Kt. P. one sq., Black wouldadvance Q. Kt. P. two sq., stoppingthe white Pawns, and supposing Whitehad nothing else to play, he would beobliged to…
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