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 111
edin this lesson, it will be necessary first to instruct the studenthow to ascertain whether his King, when at some distance,can prevent a Pawn from becoming a Q., and this withoutresorting to the very objectionable habit of counting everysquare with the fingers. The rule is, that when your K. is… … POWER OF .SINGLE KING TO STOP PAWNS. 07 Here the four corners of the quadrangle formed by Pawnand the square where it will become a Queen, are BlacksQ. Kt. 4th sq., K. B. 4th sq., and Whites Q. Kt. sq., andK. B. sq. The white King at his B. 5th is e\idently in thequadrangle, and can therefore stop…
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