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 117
the single King was opposed totwo united Pawns : we shall now present a few examples oftwo separated Pawns against single King, premising that ifthe position be such, that after having taken one he canovertake the other, he wrll of course win both Pawns. FIRST POSITION. (See next Diagram.) In this… … 1. K. to his 4th sq. 1. Q. Kt. P. one. 2. K. takes P. 2. P. one sq. 3. It is unnecessary to proceed, your K. is only one movebeyond the quadrangle, and will therefore overtake the P. SECOND POSITION. (See next Diagram.) In this situation, though very similar to the former, andapparently as…
Chess
Internet Archive · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
