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 40
rciseboth pleasant and instructive. In order to solve this problem you play your Rook to K.B. 8th square, and call out check. Now of the threemethods of escaping check, Black can avail himself of two ;he cannot interpose a piece, because your Rook checks hisKing on the very next square to that… … because she is supported by the B., for were he to captureher he would still be in check with the B., and the King isin no case allowed to put himself in check. The King musttherefore be moved out of check, and you will observe thatthere is only one square to which he can be played, and thatis to…
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